Adrian Roye & the Exiles/ Reclaimed Album Launch (Ticket + CD)

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The genesis of Adrian Roye & the Exiles’ debut album dates back to a January night at the 12 Bar in London in 2011. The band were opening for one of their favourite producers, Michael Chorney, who had recently received widespread acclaim for his arrangement of Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown, featuring Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Ani DiFranco. Chorney was so taken with the band that in the middle of their set he invited them to record with him in Vermont. It was an offer too good to turn down. Six months of preparation later, on July 4th, the Exiles arrived at the Goose Coop, Chorney’s secluded Vermont studio. For the next week, surrounded by the lush forests of the Green Mountains, Adrian and co laid down the ten songs which together form their debut album, Reclaimed, due for release June 3rd 2013.

It seems befitting that a band called the Exiles should record their debut album outside of their home country. The name came about because for a long time the band felt as if they were ploughing a musical furrow that left them somewhat unclassifiable. But then in passing, a friend dubbed their music ‘afro-folk’ and the term stuck. It encapsulated the musical influences that thread through the Exiles’ music – a combination of folk and afro-inspired roots music, with hints of highlife, country, calypso, jazz and funk. Adrian’s richly emotive vocals and guitar lie at the heart of the band’s sound, in a style reminiscent of singer-songwriters like Tracy Chapman, Ben Harper and Ray LaMontagne. Added to this are the warmth of Beth Dariti’s dextrous bass playing, the jazz-inflected rhythms of Dan Paton’s drumming and Simon Lewis’ richly harmonic cello and highlife guitar riffs.

Limited Ticket + CD bundle (available here for just £15). CDs will be £10 at the show.

Standard tickets for £10 (available from http://mamacolive.com/theborderline/)


For more information, please visit www.adrianroyemusic.com