East Anglia's Real Life Charm made their first appearance last autumn with their debut single 'Freud'. which was followed soon after by an EP. After spending the last months writing and recording their next EP, the first taste is new track 'Khor Ba' - scroll down to the end to stream.
Drawing comparisons to alt-J and Youth Lagoon, the eight-piece collective are hands-on in creating all aspects of their music in-house from their Norwich hub: writing, recording / production / mixing through to directing / shooting / editing videos. Even their visuals and illustrations are taken care of by member Adam Avery, a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in the Guardian, Sunday Times and WIRED.
Real Life Charm was founded by T P Hyland and Adam Avery while both were studying at Norwich University of the Arts and, frustrated at looking at fine artists taking themselves so seriously, they both set out to create something unique, highly visual and a project akin to their favourite conceptual records and art rock peers.
T P set out asking friends and friends of friends who played instruments: Frank, the piano playing producer; Narayan, the multi-instrumental genius; Dan, the guitarist who makes the guitar sound like anything but; Scott, the tall and handsome bassist, and George and Jason, two best friends who both play electronic and acoustic drums respectively. They locked themselves away in a studio for a year and began to write...which is where we came in.
Real Life Charm are: T P Hyland - vocals; Adam Avery - illustration & visuals; Frank Walker - keys & production; Narayan O Hanlon - samples, violins, co-production; Dan Fretwell - guitar, Scott Aldridge - bass, George Welsh - electronic drums; Jason Naylor - acoustic drums
'Khor Ba' was digitally released on July 25 and will be available to download from Monday.
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