Our Song of the Day comes from Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou with their new single ‘Tie My Ribbons’ taken from their latest album Fair Lady London. If you haven’t checked out this album then I encourage you to. Danny Neill reviewed the album for Folk Radio near the end of the last year who heaped praise on the duo and was more than happy to lay out the independent path the duo had followed along which they continue to show real consistency and noticeable growth across five albums:
“Folk became their default medium. The core elements were a song writing style that leant towards organic, day-to-day realism and do-it-yourself independence musically sewn on acoustic guitars and naturally paired vocals. They took to village halls rather than the indie toilet circuit. Went proactively hands-on with their determination to reach out with these songs and connect with the people with whom the subject matters would truly resonate. Best of all the songs had enough depth and structure to stand alone without elaborate productions. In fact, that’s once again a central point on this new album. Following, and possibly in reaction to, the Ethan Johns production of 2015’s ‘Expatriot’ album, ‘Fair Lady London’ sees a return to the lo-fi Tascam 246 cassette recorder last used in 2012. By their own admission, this is a preference, as the limited options in audio trickery really focuses the recordings on performance and feeling. Across this latest long player, the pairs fifth album, the songs are of a standard that any major label indie band ticking off the production reference points by committee could not get close to.”
Watch the accompanying video below:
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou play at London’s Green Note tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd May).