Chris Brain
Yorkshire-based folksinger and guitarist Chris Brain’s fourth album, Red Sun Rising, replaces the wide optimism of last year’s ‘New Light’ with a sense of knowing, yet still manages to focus on the brightness of life and the idea of new beginnings. Adept fingerpicking, considered guest musicians, a philosophical focus on finding beauty in the now — Chris just keeps getting better.
Chris Brain shares “Kinds Of Kindness”, the third single and video from his forthcoming album “Red Sun Rising” – “a fragile song based on my childhood and that is represented by the harmonics throughout, the instrumentation is supposed to convey a building of intensity and in the end forgiveness.” An extensive UK and Ireland tour begins in April.
Chris Brain has shared Big Hill, the second single from his forthcoming album Red Sun Rising, out May 1st via Big Sun Records. Inspired by a long-promised walk in the Yorkshire Dales and featuring guest vocals from Natalie Wildgoose, the track embodies Brain’s gift for finding quiet revelation in the unhurried and the ordinary — accompanied by a live performance video.
Yorkshire singer-songwriter Chris Brain announces his new album, Red Sun Rising, out May 1st on Big Sun Records. Rooted in the British pastoral tradition, the record explores themes of hope and renewal through intimate acoustic textures. “…The red sun will always rise in the east and set in the west—a reminder that we all want the same things from life.”