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Gotts Street Park

Somewhere Between

3 years after their critically acclaimed album ‘On The Inside’, Gotts Street Park come back with their new album ‘Somewhere Between’, featuring Celeste, Matt Maltese, Rosie Lowe, Pip Millett, Sofia and the Antoinettes, anaiis and Olive Jones.

A departure from their previous work, the new record draws on richly emotional folk and Americana, with Blaze Foley, Jessica Pratt and Big Thief on heavy rotation around the time of its recording. The result combines their production prowess with even greater warmth than before, as they draw on classic songwriting alongside an exceptional roster of guest vocalists.

They channelled their analogue values into the modern Americana style of the record. There was no big conversation about their new direction, but they were all listening to that type of music, with Josh mainlining Neil Young and other “early ’70s stuff” too.

For ‘Somewhere Between’, they got together in a room with their featured vocalists and created magic, as the singers conjured their own lyrics after tuning into the trio’s music. “Writing with GSP is always a pleasurable experience,” says Rosie Lowe. “The music is so emotive that songs seem to flow with ease.”

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Wake Me Up ft. Olive Jones
2. Flowers ft. Pip Millett
3. Nico’s Theme
4. Some Birds Don’t Fly ft. Matt Maltese
5. Shape Of America ft. Sofia and the Antoinette

Side B
1. Easy ft. Celeste
2. Lay Low
3. Below The Water ft. Rosie Lowe
4. Don’t Give Up ft. anaiis
5. Slippy
6. Going Home

Gotts Street Park

Diego EP

Following the burgeoning success of their debut album, ‘On The Inside’, the UK’s premiere hip-hop / soul / R&B collective Gotts Street Park get around to a long-awaited vinyl release of their breakthrough ‘Diego E.P.’; a musical suite of instrumental songs formed from the raw, live chemistry of congregating physically in a room. Turning their inspiration loose and escaping predictability, Gotts Street Park drew from the splicing techniques employed by Miles Davis’s ‘Bitches Brew’ to create a series of moments isolated, assembled and resampled, forming the illusion of one organic, fluid take.

A union of a sound exploring psychedelia and bedded in their familiar hip-hop instrumentals; title track and single Diego weaves a course through sturdy, meandering funkholds and snaking guitar riffs. Though there are no lyrics, the names of the songs reveal a world inspired by film soundtracks.

Second track ‘Ozu’ is named after cult Japanese film director Yasujirō Ozu and is, like his movies, engrossing, peaceful and oddly voyeuristic.

EP bookend, ‘Enzo’s Theme’, explicitly calls to mind a specific scene of a movie - the tension-filled passage in ‘The Godfather’ where Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) protects his father from assassins in hospital, with the assistance of Enzo The Baker (Gabriele Torrei).

Famed for their contemporary take on a retro sound, the trio comprising of Josh Crocker (bass, production), Tom Henry (keys) and Joe Harris (guitar) have garnered fans and notable acclaim from an impressive litany of talent. Their seamless blend of traditional soul meets contemporary hip-hop has underpinned vocals from Rosie Lowe, Celeste, Pip Millett, Kali Uchis and Rachel Chinouriri, to name but a few.

TRACK LISTING

Diego
Ozu
The Neck
Enzo’s Theme

Gotts Street Park

On The Inside

On The Inside, the debut album from Gotts Street Park, is more than an album – it’s an invitation. “We want listeners to feel like they’re stepping into a room with us, peering into our process,” say the acclaimed Leeds trio, describing a genre-hopping odyssey that acts as a diary of everything their relationship encompasses, both as collaborators and close friends.

The group was formed in Leeds by Josh Crocker (bass, production), Tom Henry (keys) and Joe Harris (guitar). What began as an outlet for their shared love for sixties Motown, soon became a jewel in the Yorkshire scene’s creative crown, with millions of Spotify streams to their name and some of hip-hop and pop’s most exciting emerging voices requesting collaborations: Celeste, Kali Uchis, Cosima and Rejjje Snow are just a few of the acts the band have individually written/produced for.


STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Silky smooth basslines and snappy guitar licks, swimming vocal hooks and soaring, modulated Hammond organ make for a decidedly upbeat but super relaxing melting pot of northern soul, funk and jazz.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Summer Breeze (feat. Rosie Lowe)
2. Tell Me Why (feat. Olive Jones)
3. Shiloh
4. Got To Be Good (feat. Pip Millett)
5. Fuego
6. Mountains (feat. ENNY)
Side B
1. Strawberry Dream
2. Fool For Love (feat. Pip Millett)
3. Purple
4.Are You Still A Friend? (feat. Flikka)
5. Portofino (feat. Parthenope)
6. Walk Away


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