ABOUT THIS ITEM

The project of singer-songwriter Louise Hull and featuring the vocals of the inimitable Martha Wainwright, ‘Melancholy’ is a sepia-hued backporch ballad grounded by twinkling acoustic guitar. A delicate but maudlin treatise on whiskey, wine and the blues, the harmonies might be simple, but they’re utterly effective.

As Louise implores her lover to set her free, the aching Americana and sumptuous tones of ‘Beauty Strange’ bring to mind Billie Holiday and Julie London, all held together with the rawness of a certain Johnny Cash.

“The sort of bolt-from-the-blue beauty that makes opening your post in the morning all the more exciting.” - Guardian

Melancholy
Beauty Strange