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Featherstitch: A Beautifully Crafted Debut For Eyreton Hall

07 November 2014 - 0 Comments

Auckland based duo Eyreton Hall are pleased to announce the release of their debut album Featherstitch, out on November 21st 2014.

Once described as the immaculately conceived love-child of Robin Pecknold (Fleetfoxes), and Rufus Wainright, Eyreton Hall are partners in music and life. Toni Randle and Andrew Keegan write melodic art folk with a melancholy, timeless feel. The album is full of beautiful, spacious, carefully crafted songs: a journey if you will.

“We just want to tell a story, for people to feel something when they listen– hopefully something tangible and good – whatever that may be”, says Christchurch born front woman, Toni. It might take a few listens – but that’s what we’d hope for.”

The songs were written in Randle’s parent’s barn, just out of Christchurch, but Featherstitch was to have its genesis up the road at “Eyreton Hall”. Friend and recording engineer Joseph Veale was there to capture the sounds. The process was a long one  – largely due to the challenges of distance, the fickleness of money, having babies and moving cities: you know, Life.

After relocating to Auckland in 2012 the duo enlisted head engineer Simon Gooding to finish recording the album at York Street. He then incorporated performances from talented family and friends across Australia and NZ and mixed the album at Auckland’s Big Pop and STL Audio in Wellington.

“Having lived in Andy’s hometown of Sydney for so long and then Melbourne, it had a nice symmetry to be able to have our antipodean musical family play on the album.  They are all incredible musicians so we’re pretty chuffed that they wanted to be part of the project.”

Andy’s penchant for vintage drums and high ceilings gives the album it’s ‘sound’ while Toni twinkles the ivories on saloon hall style pianos. Naughty horns, banjos, string bases, and guitars of all flavours also feature. Achingly beautiful offerings can be heard from Jacob Cole, Reuben Derrick, Andrew Genge, Ben Hauptmann, Martyn Hentschel, Tim Keegan, Gerard Masters, Richie Pickard, Jethro Pickett, Tim Randle, Mandy Stark, and Scott Taitoko.

The album is also laden with vocal harmony, Eyreton Hall harnessing the talents of Ben King (Goldenhorse, Grand Rapids), Brendan Morrow (The Map Room), and Edward Waaka.  

Featherstitch was mastered at The Lab by Oliver Harmer.

Eyreton Hall performs with Sam Taylor, Mark Hughes, Tim Randle and special guests at The Wine Cellar on Thursday the 20th of November. Featherstitch will be available for purchase on the night and on iTunes, Amplifier and all good digital outlets.

http://www.eyretonhall.com/


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