Damnably & Vacilando '68 presents:
Tom Brosseau + Naim Amor, Russell & The Wolf Choir
Tom Brosseau + Naim Amor + Russell and the Wolf Choir
Entry Requirements: 18+
Damnably & Vacilando '68 are delighted to welcome Tom Brosseau back to London to perform at the Windmill in Brixton w/ support from Naim Amor (Tuscon, AZ) & Russell & The Wolf Choir (Romford, Essex).
*Tom will be on stage at 9pm.
TOM BROSSEAU (Los Angeles, CA)
Tom Brosseau, North Dakota-born, LA-based songwriter and singer, learned acoustic guitar from his grandmother. He has toured Japan, Canada, Portugal, Iceland, Australia; performed in bars, backyards, grand halls, subways, theaters, old folks homes; exchanged songs and poetry with many talented folks, including Susan Orlean, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Patrick Marber, Bonnie Raitt and the late Sam Hinton.
John Parish (PJ Harvey) and Sean Watkins (Watkins Family Hour, Nickel Creek) produced Brosseau’s 2014 - 2016 trilogy of albums While playing at the renowned Los Angeles club, Largo , Brosseau met actor John C. Reilly and they performed together as John Reilly & Friends.
Brosseau has been featured on Cerys Matthews’ BBC6 show, NPR’s All Songs Considered, Weekend Edition & NPR’sFirst Listen; his songs included in Judd Apatow’s Netflix series Love, and in the Showtime series, Shameless, and chosen by Natalie Portman for a compilation.Tom Brosseau’s new album, Treasures Untold is a collection, 10 songs-6 from the Great American Folksong Book and 4 originals-recorded live at a private event in Cologne, Germany. . In Tom’s words, "with Treasures Untold I get to share a side of music that I haven’t necessarily been able to do before, by exposing people to some of the great songs of yesteryear, songs that have touched and influenced me, songs that when I first heard them I thought to myself, How could I have even lived until now without hearing this before?”
“No artist possesses the same peculiar qualities as Brosseau.... The power of his performing persona is so strong that he can pervade the whole room with his subjective existence, making time -warped acolytes out of his audience.” BBC.com
“He could be a busker, trying to grab the attention of distracted passerby: ‘ I long for you to hold me in your arms/ But instead you cradle your device.’ Stop awhile and tune him in.” Pitchfork Track of the Day-Jayson Greene
“Brosseau has been recording stories of wonder and mystery since the start of this century. His music has the spirit of church to it; of long -ago traditions and the Great American Songbook.” - NPR All Songs Considered First Listen–Bob Boilen
"Brosseau sees the world as a complicated place. One that's surrounded by darkness but ultimately overwhelmed by love.” NPR-First Watch
“Brosseau’s friendly, plaintive tenor is front and center while he shares songs that serve as a revelation: We are all North Dakotans.” Washington Post
“North Dakota troubadour brings stark, trembling beauty to folky acoustic pop. The world is better for it.” MOJO Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/folktombrosseau/
NAIM AMOR (Tucson, AZ)
Gabriel Naïm Amor is a French born, Parisian musician who moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1997 where he lives with his family. Known as Naïm Amor, he recently switched to his full name Gabriel Naïm Amor.
Then, as part of the “experimental avant pop” Amor Belhom Duo with drummer Thomas Belhom, he met and recorded with Joey Burns and John Convertino of the band Calexico.
In 2005 he finished his first record ‘Sanguine’, an album produced by Joey Burns of Calexico. His next album “Dansons” was released in May 2012 on British indi-label Vacilando '68 and Sweet Dreams Press in Japan.
Beyond recording albums and performing,Gabriel Naïm also developed “side projects” that resulted in four albums of instrumental music entitled 'Soundtracks'. The first one came out in 2000, a Volume II was released in 2004, a Volume III came out in 2009 and the Volume IV in 2011.
During 2013 Gabriel Naïm was ready to record a new album and went into the studio to create this current music project, which is a combination of electric guitar, string ensemble and vocals, entitled 'HEAR THE WALLS'.
His thoughts behind the album name were this:
"When you turn the music off, you can hear the walls, the sound of one specific place, it's nude ambiance that makes it so unique. This album fits the moment and the place when you decide to finally turn the music on again and.....listen."
Gabriel Naïm's latest album is a collaboration with John Convertino (Calexico) called "THE WESTERN SUITE AND SIESTA SONGS" released in November 2016.
A new album "Moments Before"will be released in Japan and Europe by spring 2018.
Gabriel Naïm Amor also composes film/short film soundtracks between recording his albums. He completed the score for the PBS documentary film "Precious Knowledge - which has won two awards at the San Diego and Los Angeles Latino Film Festival. The film was screened in various festivals including the New York HBO Latino Film Festival, And aired nationwide on PBS in May 2012.
"Amor can win or break a heart with his Parisian soul music. That's what makes him a great artist." - LA WEEKLY
"On the understated "Precious Second", Calexico's brushed snare and roomy bass create a sparse desert backdrop for Amor's hushed vocals and guitar pirouettes, so that the song floats pensively in the dry Franco-Arizonan air." - PITCHFORK
https://www.facebook.com/naim.amor/
RUSSELL & THE WOLF CHOIR
Hailing from Romford, Essex, Russell and the Wolf Choir effortlessly genre-hop from post-punk, indie rock and alt-country.
Line Up
Tom Brosseau
Tom Brosseau, North Dakota-born, LA-based songwriter and singer, learned acoustic guitar from his grandmother. He has toured Japan, Canada, Portugal, Iceland, Australia; performed in bars, backyards, grand halls, subways, theaters, old folks homes; exchanged songs and poetry with many talented folks, including Susan Orlean, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Patrick Marber, Bonnie Raitt and the late Sam Hinton.
John Parish (PJ Harvey) and Sean Watkins (Watkins Family Hour, Nickel Creek) produced Brosseau’s 2014 - 2016 trilogy of albums While playing at the renowned Los Angeles club, Largo , Brosseau met actor John C. Reilly and they performed together as John Reilly & Friends.
Brosseau has been featured on Cerys Matthews’ BBC6 show, NPR’s All Songs Considered, Weekend Edition & NPR’sFirst Listen; his songs included in Judd Apatow’s Netflix series Love, and in the Showtime series, Shameless, and chosen by Natalie Portman for a compilation.Tom Brosseau’s new album, Treasures Untold is a collection, 10 songs-6 from the Great American Folksong Book and 4 originals-recorded live at a private event in Cologne, Germany. . In Tom’s words, "with Treasures Untold I get to share a side of music that I haven’t necessarily been able to do before, by exposing people to some of the great songs of yesteryear, songs that have touched and influenced me, songs that when I first heard them I thought to myself, How could I have even lived until now without hearing this before?”
“No artist possesses the same peculiar qualities as Brosseau.... The power of his performing persona is so strong that he can pervade the whole room with his subjective existence, making time -warped acolytes out of his audience.” BBC.com
“He could be a busker, trying to grab the attention of distracted passerby: ‘ I long for you to hold me in your arms/ But instead you cradle your device.’ Stop awhile and tune him in.” Pitchfork Track of the Day-Jayson Greene
“Brosseau has been recording stories of wonder and mystery since the start of this century. His music has the spirit of church to it; of long -ago traditions and the Great American Songbook.” - NPR All Songs Considered First Listen–Bob Boilen
"Brosseau sees the world as a complicated place. One that's surrounded by darkness but ultimately overwhelmed by love.” NPR-First Watch
“Brosseau’s friendly, plaintive tenor is front and center while he shares songs that serve as a revelation: We are all North Dakotans.” Washington Post
“North Dakota troubadour brings stark, trembling beauty to folky acoustic pop. The world is better for it.” MOJO Magazine
Naim Amor
Gabriel Naïm Amor is a French born, Parisian musician who moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1997 where he lives with his family. Known as Naïm Amor, he recently switched to his full name Gabriel Naïm Amor.
Then, as part of the “experimental avant pop” Amor Belhom Duo with drummer Thomas Belhom, he met and recorded with Joey Burns and John Convertino of the band Calexico.
In 2005 he finished his first record ‘Sanguine’, an album produced by Joey Burns of Calexico. His next album “Dansons” was released in May 2012 on British indi-label Vacilando '68 and Sweet Dreams Press in Japan.
Beyond recording albums and performing,Gabriel Naïm also developed “side projects” that resulted in four albums of instrumental music entitled 'Soundtracks'. The first one came out in 2000, a Volume II was released in 2004, a Volume III came out in 2009 and the Volume IV in 2011.
During 2013 Gabriel Naïm was ready to record a new album and went into the studio to create this current music project, which is a combination of electric guitar, string ensemble and vocals, entitled 'HEAR THE WALLS'.
His thoughts behind the album name were this:
"When you turn the music off, you can hear the walls, the sound of one specific place, it's nude ambiance that makes it so unique. This album fits the moment and the place when you decide to finally turn the music on again and.....listen."
Gabriel Naïm's latest album is a collaboration with John Convertino (Calexico) called "THE WESTERN SUITE AND SIESTA SONGS" released in November 2016.
A new album "Moments Before"will be released in Japan and Europe by spring 2018.
Gabriel Naïm Amor also composes film/short film soundtracks between recording his albums. He completed the score for the PBS documentary film "Precious Knowledge - which has won two awards at the San Diego and Los Angeles Latino Film Festival. The film was screened in various festivals including the New York HBO Latino Film Festival, And aired nationwide on PBS in May 2012.
"Amor can win or break a heart with his Parisian soul music. That's what makes him a great artist." - LA WEEKLY
"On the understated "Precious Second", Calexico's brushed snare and roomy bass create a sparse desert backdrop for Amor's hushed vocals and guitar pirouettes, so that the song floats pensively in the dry Franco-Arizonan air." - PITCHFORK
Russell and the Wolf Choir
Hailing from Romford, Essex, Russell and the Wolf Choir effortlessly genre-hop from post-punk, indie rock and alt-country.