Rufus Coates & Jess Smith (Ireland)
"Not for the Gallery"
Self Released - 2020

Musicians:

Rufus Coates - acoustic guitar, vocals 
Jess Smith - vocals, percussion
Cameron James Laing - piano, sound design and percussion 
Wallis Bird - vocals, drums 
Christoph Capewell - violin, strings 
Cormac O Keefe - electric guitar (Track 3) 

Trcklist:

01.On the Road 02:56 
02.We Seek Shelter 03:27 
03.Modern Day Cathedrals 05:19 
04.Cut us all Open 04:06 
05.Chewin on this Rope 02:08 
06.Dragged Down 02:25 
07.Life Goes On 02:27 
08.Christs Cross Feat Wallis Bird 04:53 
09.Hope 02:08 
10.Free Man 04:09 

Music that's impossible to float in a trouble water lake. Far from easy listening, the songs of the Irish Rufus Coates and Jess Smith require slow digestion. Deep and with a high commitment, almost innocently,  tell  true stories and human reflections from the most respectful shyness of a simple storytellers. The greens of thir Irish origins are present but darkened by shadows from the tormented blues and the urban harshness of a big city like Berlin, their stay city. It's traditional folk music that tries to kiss modernity with a bit of rawness and introspective reality, a very accurate photograph of the world around us through a warm and adult album.

PREVIOUS ALBUM

2016

06/23/2020