MF Tomlinson - We Are Still Wild Horses

PRAH Recordings

£17.80

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: PRAH058LP
Barcode: 5060918152180
Release Date: 14 Apr 2023
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 “A pleasing baritone allied to intricate fingerpicking and interweaving trumpets, cornets and flutes elevates candid storytelling to a higher plane” - Mojo
 London-based, Brisbane Meanjin-born singer-songwriter MF Tomlinson returns with a new project, We Are Still Wild Horses, released via PRAH Recordings (the Umlauts, Pozi, Donna Thompson).
 Where MF Tomlinson’s breakthrough debut full length, ‘Strange Time’, documented a world in turmoil, with Tomlinson feeling cautiously optimistic about what was to come, EP ‘We Are Still Wild Horses’ finds him lost in isolation, embarking on a journey into the self in search of hope and catharsis.
 The carefully plucked notes that introduce ‘Winter Time Blues’ are the songwriter’s first tentative steps into his psyche. Like a Leonard Cohen or Richard Thompson completely shorn of hope, Tomlinson describes his daily drudgery, his voice audibly sagging at his powerlessness to carry the weight of the world’s issues. Spooky synth swells, tense strings and twirling brass leer up out of the shadows like psychedelic spectres welcoming him into the
grotto of his unconscious - as he sinks into a depression caused by the cold and lack of light - “After all, for Christ’s sake I’m an Australian.”
 Uniting the symphonic complexity and lyrical acumen of Lee Hazlewood, the freedom and sonic exploration of Tortoise and Yo La Tengo and the high concept edge of David Byrne, the album draws on a swathe of psych influences - from his contemporary heroes Cate Le Bon and Weyes Blood, to acid folk legends Trees and the Canterbury folk scene (Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers), and the equivalent movement in Japan (Haruomi Hosono) - all welded together, forming arrangements that blend progressive rock and jazz á la King Crimson, making the eventual leap towards modern composition and ambient music in the vein of Brian Eno and Phillip Glass.
 Available to independent retailers on black vinyl LP.

Tracklisting
Cloud
Winter Time Blues
End of the Road
We Are Still Wild Horses