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W I N T E R – In The Dark
Indie | Wednesday 11th March 2015 | Christina
W I N T E R, brothers Matt and Joe Winter, have been singing and playing guitars together their whole lives. After the disbanding of their last group, they moved 200km apart and tried to build new lives, but discovered they could not live without music.
From different sides of the country they wrote in parallel; Joe singing into his Dictaphone whilst in transit, Matt re-immersing himself in the music of their childhood – Simon & Garfunkel, Big Star, Smokey Robinson, Elliot Smith, The Coral – developing his own half-formed pop songs. He then melded these to the vocal fragments he received down the wire from his brother. Despite their unconventional working method, the pair realised they were telling the same stories about feeling left behind and out of time, about where the discarded and stolen bits of ourselves might end up.
Last spring, the album track ‘The Sea Bites Back’ was released as an introductory single through London indie label Infinite Jest. As well as receiving national airplay on BBC 6Music, the track was also included in Q Magazine’s “Five Songs to Hear This Week”, and was made “Song of the Day” on For Folks Sake. The band also secured a fan in Billy Bragg, who made the track one of his “records of the year so far” on his Easter special show on Amazing Radio.
Now signed to folk-roots label Wild Sound, W I N T E R are releasing their debut album In The Dark on 4th May, preceded by the single ‘Father Time’ on 16th March. In keeping with W I N T E R’s family ethos, Joe’s wife and professional artist Kate Winter has illustrated all artwork.
The influence of the music they grew up to is obvious; W I N T E R’s sound is evocative of Simon & Garfunkel and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but remains distinct and clear. The pair’s voices blend wonderfully together, and are supported by beautiful guitar melodies. In The Dark is a mature and accomplished piece of work, and the tracks they have created are the product of a deep musical understanding, shared vision, and a lot of time and effort.
Listen to 'Father Time':
Catch W I N T E R live on these dates:
1st May: Louisiana, Bristol
5th May: Servant Jazz Quarters, London
15th May: Portland Arms, Cambridge
