With Paper Tigers, the fourth teaming of Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams as State of the Union, the creative spark shows no signs of diminishing – an unfussy vintage-sounding album played with simple, consummate ease by two outstanding artists.
We met Jenny Sturgeon and Boo Hewerdine to talk about their new Outliers album, a beautiful celebration of spontaneity and space, blending strong songwriting with acoustic arrangements and subtle electronics.
In the first of a new playlist series called ‘Reflections’, we ask Jenny Sturgeon and Boo Hewerdine (Outliers) to put together a playlist that inspires them. Much like our Off the Shelf feature, the choices can be pretty revealing, fascinating and often unexpected.
Jenny Sturgeon and Boo Hewerdine’s Outliers revels in the beauty of the remote. While conceived and recorded entirely online, it feels astonishingly close. The attention to detail and clarity of sound are incredible, and their contributions are clearly defined yet entirely in accord.
Our Song of the Day is ‘The Longest Day’, the lead single from Outliers, the new indie folk project from Jenny Sturgeon & Boo Hewerdine. Lyrically and musically, their stripped-back approach delivers surprising poetic depth.
Understudy, Boo Hewerdine’s tenth solo album, finds him in a reflective mood. Despite the title, he consistently proves, as he does here, that he’s second to no one.
Our Song of the Day is a duet from Lady Nade and Boo Hewerdine called ‘Echo’, a heartfelt and emotional song on which their delivery is sublime. Watch the accompanying video.
Master songwriter Boo Hewerdine returns with new mini-album “Singularities” (Reveal Records, November 5th) featuring six exclusive new recordings made in collaboration with other artists including Jenny Sturgeon, Vlado Nosal and Brian Johnson.
Reveal Records continue their 15 Year Anniversary celebrations with two new audio interviews. Boo Hewerdine plays tracks from and chats about his new ‘Selected Works’ album and Kris Drever does the same with his latest offering ‘When The World is Thin’.
Brooks Williams teams up with Kris Drever, Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier to record new digital single “Farewell to the Gold” a song many know through Nic Jones’ landmark folk album Penguin Eggs.
Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier launch a series of songwriting workshops aimed at creative people in Scotland whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Celebrating 15 Years of Reveal Records label “Home Is Where The Art Is” is the first Reveal compilation including Joan As Police Woman, Kris Drever, LAU, Boo Hewerdine and more. We talk to label founder and owner Tom Rose.
