Releases
THERE GO THE GHOSTS EP (2011)
Artist: Quiet Loner | Title: There Go the Ghosts EP | Label: Little Red Rabbit
Release date: September 5th | Catalogue number: LRR026
Formats: Download only | Distribution: n/a
1. There go the ghosts
2. Writing love letters to losers (demo)
3. Joanne (demo)
SPECTROLOGY (2010)
Artist: Quiet Loner | Title: Spectrology | Label: Little Red Rabbit
Release date: November 8th | Catalogue number: LRR021
Formats: CD / download | Distribution: Forte (UK and Europe)
‘Spectrology’ is a stark and honest collection of performances recorded deep in the English countryside during the big freeze of January 2010. Produced by Mat Martin (Kirsty McGee, The Brute Chorus) it features contributions from Inge Thomson (Bonnie Prince Billy, Broken Family Band), Roy Dodds (Fairground Attraction, Hank Wangford) and long term collaborator Alan Cook (Jackie Leven, Michael Weston King).
‘Spectrology’ celebrates the cycle of life where renewal, and even redemption are found in the small simple intimacies of life – a morning lie-in, an evening stroll or a slow dance with a lover. Mat Martin’s pared-down production emphasises intimacy, leaving Hill’s vocals vulnerable and exposed. The delicate instrumentation is subtle, clever, never intrusive. There is no studio trickery here – all you hear is the raw honesty of the moment, as if Hill is sitting alongside you, telling stories, conjuring images. A back-to-basics collection delivered with a lightness of touch and a gentle humour.
ART & DESIGN: The CD release features stunning artwork by Little Red Rabbit’s in-house designer K. Craig and a specially commissioned piece from acclaimed poet Matthew Welton. It’s available as a deluxe CD in beautiful 6-panel recycled card sleeve printed by Stumptown Printers of Portland, Oregon, USA.
PRESS FOR SPECTROLOGY
‘The wordplay is pure Costello. Delicate songwriting, with hints of folk and Americana. Bleakly beautiful.’
UNCUT (****)
‘The Loner’s acoustic guitar-gilded explorations shine.’
DAILY MIRROR (****)
‘An outstanding record. Uplifting and inspiring’
MAVERICK (****)
‘He gathers his songs around him and weaves them into works of wonder’’
ROCK N REEL R2 (****)
‘Somewhere between Raymond Carver and Alan Sillitoe… dissecting heartbreak with surgical precision. Highly recommended.’
AMERICANA UK (8/10)
SECRET RULER OF THE WORLD (2004)
Artist: Quiet Loner | Title: Secret Ruler of the World | Label: Circus 65
Release date: May 2004 | Catalogue number: CIRC65CD00007
Formats: CD | Distribution: Shellshock (UK and Europe)
Originally released in 2004 Secret Ruler of the World reached number one on the UK Americana chart and was voted album of the year by Americana-UK.com. Produced by Matt Hill and Mike Harries the album was recorded in various stages between 2001 and 2003 and features a core band of Alan Cook, Mike and Dave Harries along with contributions from James Youngjohns and Sian Webley (Anna Kashfi), Kirsty Mcgee, and Liam Dullaghan & Sophia Marshall (the Havenots)
PRESS FOR SECRET RULER OF THE WORLD
“maybe it’s Hill’s warm intensity, maybe it’s just a cracking album but on this evidence, the UK americana scene has never felt so healthy”
AMERICANA-UK (album of the year)
“poised between light and dark, like the sweet sting of velvet nettles”
UNCUT (three stars)
“It’s not an overstatement to say it’s up there with Ryan Adams’ “Heartbreaker”. Believe me, you need to hear this album.”
WHISPERINANDHOLLERIN
“If heartbreak has ever before been melded into such an intriguing, downright splendid attraction then I’d be at pains to believe it, for this is an absolute treasure of originality.”
LOGO
“Secret Ruler’ is punishing and yet cruelly beautiful. Eleven songs that we guarantee will strike you dumb. As sweetly stinging as you could ever imagine an album could be.”
LOSING TODAY
“Secret Ruler of The Word is a real find. Deserves to take pride of place in anyone’s Best Of lists at the end of the year, it simply is that good.”
COMES WITH A SMILE
