[News] Sleep Unhealed released the single “Powder Blues” taken from upcoming debut album

Isolation Strategies is thrilled to announce the official release of the debut solo album by rising Experimental Folk artist, Sleep Unhealed… Purchase and Stream the single “Powder Blues” on Bandcamp:

Based in the Outer Hebrides on the Isle of Lewis, multi-instrumentalist Matthew Newsome – AKA Sleep Unhealed – is no stranger to seclusion.

Yet with years of experience behind him, playing across UK DIY Punk scenes in bands up and down the country, his current project is a deeply profound and personal one. Laid out as an assembly of Progressive Folk and Ambient Music, harnessing complex fingerstyle guitar, droning organs, piano and layered vocals, Sleep Unhealed’s “Safe in the Hard Place” thrives in that space between art and music. His debut single “Powder Blues,” which is out worldwide now, leads the charge in advance of the release of the album this March.

My debut single ‘Powder Blues’ is the track most grounded in traditional folk song writing,” Newsome explains. “It connects to the lyrical themes and creative ideas that drive this album. The layered, complex guitars create a sense of claustrophobia that’s interrupted by atmospheric choral flourishes. But it never feels like a relief or a release. This sense of relentlessness is present throughout the album.”

Recorded alone at home and inspired by the darkness, beauty, and peace of his remote environment, lyrically the album is haunted by the ghosts of its past. Sailing close to the Psychedelic winds of Six Organs of Admittance and John Martyn’s unique technical style of guitar playing, across seven songs Newsome’s compositions envelop the listener in arcane movements. From the Baroque Pop of Scott Walker to the solo endeavours of David Sylvian, even the heavier influence of bands such as Swans ensure that Sleep Unhealed is neither bound nor in thrall to convention.

Pre-Order “Safe in the Hard Place” via Isolation Strategies on Bandcamp: https://sleepunhealed.bandcamp.com/album/safe-in-the-hard-place

Tracklist:
01. Safe In The Hard Place (I)
02. Starving Day
03. A Better Life Elsewhere
04. We Can Bring You Back
05. Hailed By Light
06. Powder Blues
07. Safe In The Hard Place (II)

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Author: Jacopo Vigezzi

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