Tokyo Police Club is known for its spiky post-punk and electro-tinged atmospherics, but under his own name, keyboardist Graham Wright favours mellow bedroom folk. Last year, he released The Lakes of Alberta, an understated five-song EP about an affair with a woman with a husband and child. It was (and still is) available as a free download, and its vivid imagery and wistful nostalgia made it a promising solo debut.
Once again, Wright is offering up a free download, although this time it’s only one song. “Crooked Moon” begins with whispered vocals and gentle acoustic arpeggios, a sparse arrangement that is eventually fleshed out by chiming glockenspiel and charmingly sloppy banjo leads that evoke Sufjan Stevens. But it’s the lyrics that are the primary draw, an intimate profession of love that begins an hour before midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Based on the message that accompanies the track, it doesn’t sound like Wright has any immediate plans to release a solo LP, as he says he has plenty of songs written but that “it may be years before anyone hears them.” It looks like we may have a long wait ahead of us, but “Crooked Moon” should help to tide us over until he finally decides to release a solo full-length.
Download the track over at Wright’s website.
Once again, Wright is offering up a free download, although this time it’s only one song. “Crooked Moon” begins with whispered vocals and gentle acoustic arpeggios, a sparse arrangement that is eventually fleshed out by chiming glockenspiel and charmingly sloppy banjo leads that evoke Sufjan Stevens. But it’s the lyrics that are the primary draw, an intimate profession of love that begins an hour before midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Based on the message that accompanies the track, it doesn’t sound like Wright has any immediate plans to release a solo LP, as he says he has plenty of songs written but that “it may be years before anyone hears them.” It looks like we may have a long wait ahead of us, but “Crooked Moon” should help to tide us over until he finally decides to release a solo full-length.
Download the track over at Wright’s website.
