The Revival Hour consists of Folk Radio UK favourite DM Stith and John-Mark Lapham. They kick off their UK tour this month with their debut album ‘Scorpio Little Devil’ to following on 21st January 2013 on the Antiphon label.
Texas-born Lapham was the sounds-and-samples component of Manchester-based The Earlies, purveyors of a kaleidoscopic brand of folk-tronica explored over two celebrated albums. The Buffalo-born Stith, meanwhile, released an equally revered debut album, ‘Heavy Ghost’, in 2009 on Sufjan Steven’s Asthmatic Kitty label which receive some heavy play on Folk Radio UK following its release.
The duo’s debut introduces an extraordinary fusion of panoramic and timeless sound with a thoroughly modernist and intimate feel: 60’s R&B, soul, doo-wop and pop, fused together by a panoply of electronics and Stith’s heavenly singing and vivid lyrical narratives.
One of the tracks from the album, entitled ‘Hold Back’ can be heard below:
The Revival Hour will be embarking on their first-ever UK tour, presented by Twisted Folk with support from the fabulous Serafina Steer, a well suited support act for the duo. Full listings as follows:
Tuesday 20 November – MANCHESTER – Band On The Wall (£9)
Wednesday 21 November – LEEDS – Brudenell (£10)
Thursday 22 November – LIVERPOOL – Parr St Studio 2 (£9)
Friday 23 November – NORWICH – Arts Centre (£9 adv/ £11 door)
Monday 26 November – BRIGHTON – Komedia (£10)
Tuesday 27 November – BRISTOL – Louisiana (£10)
Wednesday 28 November – EXETER – Phoenix (£9)
Thursday 29 November – LONDON – Village Underground (£10)
Friday 30 November – OXFORD – Jericho (£9)
Over the past five years, Twisted Folk Tours have become known for adventurous, hand-picked line-ups representing the best in modern folk and twisted popular music. Twisted Folk eschews the shiny and formulaic in favour of the stranger, lovelier, and more curious, bringing together artists with disparate backgrounds and influences, and fostering new collaborations and live experiences. Past tours have included London based electronic folk outfit Tunng teaming up with desert bluesman Tinariwen, Vashti Bunyan playing with Adem & Vetiver, Dizraeli with Chris Wood and many more besides.
http://www.therevivalhour.com/
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