Funk / rock based around Jimi's favourite chord.

Hendrix Chord Funk

The Great Escape Live Dates
May 12th Jubilee Square 3.15pm
May 12th Fiddlers Elbow 18.30pm
May 13th St Nicholas Church 5.30pm
June 22nd 26th Confirmed at Glastonbury Festival

In The light follows ‘’Look Up At That Sky’’ added to Spotify New Music Friday and Apple Music New In Indie
“The simplest of things can be most effective. Michael’s music is sparse, skeletal yet often deeply moving” 

Mahogany
“Gorgeous, singer-songwriter would give Ben Howard a run for his money” Tom Robinson 
“Michael was phenomenal, really blew us away“ Adam Maestro Head of Booking Sofar Sounds 

Michael released his magnificent debut long player Dust & Bone in 2016 (Michael lived in his van for two and a half years whilst recording the album) working with Producer Dan Brown. It features the critically acclaimed ‘Steady And The Stuck (premiered by The Independent) and Revolving Doors co-written with Ben Christophers (Guy Garvey Bat for Lashes) he followed this debut with his stunning sophomore album ‘Salt ‘in 2020 which Atwood praised as “an achingly honest & heartfelt reckoning full of striking vulnerability & intensely intimate, beautiful songwriting.” Michael released his 3rd studio Album ‘How Come You Sleep’, in 2021 recorded with Lucy Rose band member Andrew Stuart-Buttle & mixed by Oliver Baldwin (Aldous Harding, First Aid Kit). ‘‘How Come You Sleep resonates with soaring melodies & glistening string arrangements that add depth & colour. It weaves stirring wonders, a cathartic release of tension & visceral self-reflection.’’ Atwood Magazine 

After recently releasing a self-produced covers EP, Michael is now gearing up to release his 4th studio Album, produced & recorded with Luke Potashnick (Gabrielle Aplin, Alberta Cross, Tom The Lion) at the renowned Wool Hall Studios (Van Morrison, Tears For Fears). 

Live 
Michael’s newly formed Live trio set- up features Michael on guitar, keys and harmonica, Alfie Weedon on double bass  & Bv’s and Andrew Stuart-Buttle on violin, mandolin, synths, drum machines & BV’s. The trio frequently lean into the possibilities of their set up with songs featuring shimmering electronic chords and drones, and occasional bursts of controlled feedback or skittering drum patterns.

Michael says of the track.
"Often when confronted with something beautiful, a happy moment, I’m overwhelmed with how ephemeral everything is, thus finding sadness. It’s a vicious cycle. I have this tendency to be able to find the blues in most things (I think the medical term is singer-songwriter). 
I originally wrote In The Light imagining that feeling of being ready to die. It came from a memory of Dad turning to me, around the time of his retirement, and saying 'If I died now I would die a happy man.' Imagining that feeling of being fulfilled to the top, actually turned into the realisation of the song.
This song is the spring in your step as you walk down the road, sun on your face, feeling complete. It’s a list of all the beautiful things achieved, and a tip of the hat to the idea that I came, saw and got the t-shirt." 

Producer Luke Potashnick says of the track: 
Arh man - a real cruiser - again built on a live performance at the Wool Hall - regimented drums and bass, with some floaty overdubs trying to match the dreaminess of the lyric - this one takes you somewhere warm and light for a few!

In The Light

In The Light Michael Baker

Kahn You Demo

Prognant Demo

Awake Demo

Poignancy

Brighter Days is the result of a long stretch of overthinking, refining, doubting, and quietly asking myself what “good enough” really means. Maybe it isn’t, or maybe it always was, I’m still not sure. I’ve realised the only way to actually move forward is to accept that something is finished, even if it never feels perfect.

I once read a quote that said all great art is abandoned, not completed, and that idea stuck with me. So in that spirit, I’m abandoning Brighter Days here for you to listen to. It’s a small step, but an important one, and hopefully the start of letting more music go out into the world instead of holding it hostage on my hard drive.

This Is A Warning

It feels like May

Thomas Stenson is a Coventry based indie rock artist whose music sits at the intersection of guitar-driven songwriting and careful, layered arrangements. Previously fronting the band Seconds Out, Stenson now releases music under his own name, continuing a focus on melody, texture, and emotionally direct songwriting.

His work leans on guitars at its core but isn’t confined by them, often pulling in keys, subtle electronic elements, and varied instrumentation where the song calls for it. The result is music that feels rooted in rock tradition while remaining open to experimentation and space.

Stenson’s latest EP, Brighter Days, reflects a long, deliberate creative process shaped by refinement, self-doubt, and the challenge of deciding when something is finished. Rather than chasing perfection, the release marks a conscious step toward letting songs exist as they are — honest, imperfect, and complete enough to move on from.

With more music planned, Thomas Stenson’s current chapter is about momentum: writing, recording, and releasing work more freely, and allowing songs to leave the room they were made in and find their place with listeners.

This Is A Warning

Thomas Stenson

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