THE MARINER'S CHILDREN

Event information

BlueBox Promotions & Fizzi Events presents
THE MARINER'S CHILDREN
plus supports

THURSDAY 4TH JULY 2013
10 Feet Tall, Cardiff
7:30PM /18+ show

£5 adv

"Simply astonishing...exhilarating and devastating...a thrilling journey" - Q Magazine
"Roaring with the hot-headed intensity of Arcade Fire, made brittle with tumultuous rage and regret" – NME
The Mariner’s Children include members of Peggy Sue, Laura Marling, Sons of Noel and Adrian, Alessi’s Ark, and Eyes & No Eyes. Drawing inspiration from Chris Taylor’s (Grizzly Bear) approach to production, Angels of Light, and Pentangle amongst others, their music has at the same time all the immense instrumentation of Arcade Fire and the subtlety of the likes of Iron & Wine and Bonnie Prince Billy. Songs drift from sparse, delicate understatement to thunderous intensity in the blink of an eye. Lyrically, Benedict Rubinstein creates incredible confessional tales, often with an underlying darkness. “I’ve no wish to die, I’ve no wish to leave your side, but if I go before you then heed these words of mine- let my flesh feed the sycamore tree, in its arms you can climb if you ever feel you’re missing me.”
Following on from their critically acclaimed New Moore Island EP, The Mariner’s Children return with a new work, Sycamore EP (out Feb 25th), as devastating and as poignantly beautiful as their last. Hinging on the themes of love and death, songwriter Benedict Rubinstein explores the relationships between these experiences and how both can distort logic.
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