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SIOBHAN WILSON – ” The Departure “

Posted: April 29, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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After the success of 2017’s There Are No Saints, things just seem to keep getting more and more exciting for this Scottish songwriter, Siobhan Wilson. Siobhan was recently granted a PRS Momentum Music Fund grant, had her song featured on prime time television, and appeared in session on BBC Scotland. All of which might just seem like a sideshow to the upcoming moment of excitement that will be the May release of her upcoming album, “The Departure”.

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Ahead of The Departure’s release, Siobhan has this week shared her, “defiant hymn to female empowerment”, April. The track, perhaps unsurprisingly from the title, focuses on the idea of re-birth, and regeneration, and how that gives us all a chance to decide who we want to be; tough, beautiful, even both, as Siobhan sings, “be a mountain if you want…or a mountain flower”. Of the track, Siobhan suggests, “It’s my way of trying to send a direct message out to do whatever the hell you want with your body, your time, and make your own decisions about your life.” Some of the possibilities Siobhan points out seem quite generic, ideas that could be aimed at anyone and everyone, however others feel deeply personal, there’s a certain sense of the pressure women are under to be mothers, and her own desires, to be loud, to fear failure and to embrace success, “you make your own rules, you break the ones you choose”. Siobhan Wilson is walking her own musical path, and sounding this exciting that’s exactly how it should be.

The Departure is out May 10th via Suffering Fools Records.

SIOBAHAN WILSON – ” There Are No Saints “

Posted: August 8, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Released on 14th July 2017 on digital/CD/LP, this is the debut album by Siobhan Wilson. Siobhan was born in Elgin, but recorded and released in Paris before returning to Scotland a few years ago, which is where we first met her, playing solo at the Electric Circus in Edinburgh. It was incredible, and we immediately invited her to record for our next Split 12”.

In the main drawing room of Inshriach House at the Insider Festival in 2013 we recorded ‘Dear God’ for Split 12” Vol.3, which was featured as Lauren Laverne’s ‘headphones moment’, has gone on to clock up 10,000 Soundcloud plays.  After the release of the Split 12” Siobhan went on to release ‘Say It’s True’ on Reveal, before a chance encounter at a Modern Studies gig before Christmas led to us discussing her new album – a beautiful, minimal record which she was making with Chris McCrory of Catholic Action.

Generally I make sure to listen to things through several times and properly think things over before offering to release a record, but on this one I was about halfway through the first song and I knew we’d want to put it out.

By turns still and pretty, and with an undercurrent of nastiness which rears its head every once in a while, to my ears this is just a stunningly beautiful album. and one I am delighted to have associated with the label.

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“Mesmerising… a hugely exciting talent” 5 stars – The Scotsman
“Dear God had us hang on every syllable” 4 stars – The Herald
“One of the most remarkable singers in Scotland… a stunning performance” Daily Record

SIOBHAN WILSON – ” Whatever Helps “

Posted: August 8, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Brought up in Elgin, Morayshire, somehow Siobhan Wilson became intrigued by the culture of France. Having taught herself French, upon finishing high-school she upped and left for Paris. It was there Siobhan honed her songwriting skills, immersing herself in the culture and attending open mic nights. After being picked up by French label, MyMajorCompany, Siobhan successfully crowd-sourced the recording of her impressive debut album Songs.

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Now back in her native Scotland, Siobhan has teamed up with the ever-reliable label, Song, By Toad, who will put out her second album There Are No Saints later this year. This week Siobhan has shared the first taste of that record, a new single, Whatever Helps. The track builds around driving muted guitar chords and a fluttering, heart-beat like bass drum, almost all the melody carried by Siobhan’s distinctive, husky vocals. Lyrically, it’s a song that explores the process of dragging yourself up after life has driven you to your knees, as Siobhan sings, “you’re stuck in the break of a wave, you’re haunted by a line from a song, you’re beaten by the weight of a prayer, try to move on”. The whole thing is a spell-binding piece of songwriting, a track that makes you embrace the hypnotic rhythms and slide away from the world for three perfect minutes of time well spent.

There Are No Saints is out in July via Song, By Toad.

SIOBAHN WILSON – ” Dark Matter “

Posted: August 8, 2017 in MUSIC
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It’s already been a fantastic year for Glaswegian multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson. As well as releasing There Are No Saints, one of the year’s finest albums, and appearing live in a session on 6Music, the Elgin-raised songwriter also cleaned up at the recent Green Man Rising competition earning herself a slot at the festival. Celebrating that triumph, Siobhan has announced a slue of new tour dates for September, as well as sharing a video to one of her debut album’s stand-out moments, Dark Matter.

Set to a stripped backing of electric guitar and minimal percussion, Dark Matter is a contemplative musing on the trials and tribulations of everyday living, as she contrasts life’s huge and minor mysteries noting: “nobody really know what dark is made of, or what goes on behind your eyes”. Discussing the inspiration behind the track, Siobhan suggests it is, “about all of the things you can never understand about life, time, space and people”. You shouldn’t need us, or for that matter Green Man Festival, to tell you that Siobhan Wilson is a talent undeniably on the rise.

There Are No Saints is out now via Song, By Toad.

SIOBHAN WILSON – ” Paris Est Blanche “

Posted: August 8, 2017 in MUSIC
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No route planner would suggest the trip from Elgin to Glasgow required a five-year sojourn in Paris, but that’s the route that Scottish-songwriter Siobhan Wilson took. An obsession with French culture started in Siobhan’s teenage years and culminated in leaving her homeland behind for pastures Gallic. The influence of that Parisian adventure is all over Siobhan’s upcoming album, “There Are No Saints”, never more obviously, or brilliantly, than on recent single Paris Est Blanche.

Siobhan was born in Elgin, but recorded and released in Paris before returning to Scotland a few years ago,

we recorded ‘Dear God’ for Split 12” Vol.3, which was featured as Lauren Laverne’s ‘headphones moment’, has gone on to clock up 10,000 Soundcloud plays. After the release of the Split 12” Siobhan went on to release ‘Say It’s True’ on Reveal, before a chance encounter at a Modern Studies gig before Christmas led to us discussing her new album – a beautiful, minimal record which she was making with Chris McCrory of Catholic Action.

Generally I make sure to listen to things through several times and properly think things over before offering to release a record, but on this one I was about halfway through the first song and I knew we’d want to put it out.

By turns still and pretty, and with an undercurrent of nastiness which rears its head every once in a while, to my ears this is just a stunningly beautiful album. and one I am delighted to have associated with the label.

Sung entirely in French, Paris Est Blanche is the somewhat intriguing prospect of a song written by Siobhan’s ex-boyfriend. As Siobhan explains, “we met in Paris and lived in a tiny studio flat with a cat. After 5 years together we went our separate ways. I haven’t seen him since. His song on my album is a way of evoking a beautiful memory. It’s a dedication to the feeling of being in love and this particular song represents the time I spent in France.” Set to a steady beat and flourishes of rich piano, Paris Est Blanche manages to sound determined, strong, and liberating even if our limited French leaves us barely understanding a word. It’s a bold choice of single, but one that’s utterly justified by the sheer quality of the vocal performance.

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The album Paris Est Blanche is taken from is a mesmerising, versatile and thrilling listen. Showcasing both Siobhan’s passion for alternative music and her classical training, it is never short of brilliantly played. Thematically, the album touches on ideas of heartache, the life of an artist and questioning your own religious faith. Recent single Whatever Helps was a muted ode to the difficult of moving on with your life, Make You Mine is a determined attempt at flirting set to music, while Dear God is an utterly gorgeous sounding discussion on the difficulty of maintaining faith when there’s seemingly no evidence that anyone is looking out for you.

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There Are No Saints came July 14th via Song, By Toad. 

SIOBHAN WILSON – ” Dear God “

Posted: December 21, 2014 in MUSIC
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Siobhan Wilson is a singer songwriter from Glasgow. She cites Nina Simone, John Martyn and Perfume Genuis among her influences and has recently toured with Willy Mason.

She recorded her debut album “Glorified Demons” in her home city and it features, among others, the super popular track All Dressed Up, which has been downloaded for free over 50,000 times! Glorified Demons was recorded by Frightened Rabbit’s Gordon Skene, who joined her for the session.

SIOBHAN WILSON – ” All Dressed Up Tonight “

Posted: December 20, 2014 in MUSIC
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Siobhan Wilson is a singer songwriter from Glasgow. She cites Nina Simone, John Martyn and Perfume Genuis among her influences and has recently toured with Willy Mason.

She recorded her debut album “Glorified Demons” in her home city and it features, among others, the super popular track “All Dressed Up”, Glorified Demons was recorded by Frightened Rabbit’s Gordon Skene, who joined her for the session.