3rd album out soon on Domino...
Deep, emotional, melancholic and uplifting may sound a bit contradictory, but these are the words that spring to mind when listening to some of the tracks from Mr Hopkins third studio release, titled \'Insides\' to be released on Domino this month.
An experienced and very highly regarded producer, Jon has worked with a wide range of musicians and bands, including Coldplay, Imogen Heap, (our favourite) King Creosote, Massive Attack, Chris Coco and Brian Eno. Based in London, his musical life officially kicked off at 5 when he started to learn the piano, by 12 he was studying at the Royal College of Music.
On this track, Drifting Up, try not to be stirred by the minimal intro breaking into the bass heavy body of work... it really is epic stuff.
An experienced and very highly regarded producer, Jon has worked with a wide range of musicians and bands, including Coldplay, Imogen Heap, (our favourite) King Creosote, Massive Attack, Chris Coco and Brian Eno. Based in London, his musical life officially kicked off at 5 when he started to learn the piano, by 12 he was studying at the Royal College of Music.
On this track, Drifting Up, try not to be stirred by the minimal intro breaking into the bass heavy body of work... it really is epic stuff.
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‘We love to play’, they tell us – Phil and Kevin on a mission to entertain.
Two guys who seem to have known each other a pretty long time fire a few tunes out at us. Laid back and careless seems just about right, but with consistency and effort. That the instruments are not, it is fair to say, played with earth-shattering precision is really not particularly important. The band have made tools of them, all the better to further their mission of bringing upbeat tunes to the world at large. ‘We love to play’, they tell us – Phil and Kevin on a mission to entertain.
And with this curious offering, catchy and infectious, they do just that. Rough? Amateurish? Yes, both of those. The boys can be funny, and their music is an agreeable answer to over-worked or self-conscious alternatives; unpretentious music which has an ability to penetrate to the depths of what music is for. Pick up something that makes a noise and entertain someone with it. It’s not easy, when you think about it, and all credit to them.
The online universe of Phil and the Osophers offers a slight glimpse into what might be going on, with rather random videos and the most frightful web design ever, an ironic twist, perhaps, on the I’ve-got-a-mate-in-web-design trend of the moment.
We Have All Summer is an upbeat and original song with a good solid intro and if you listen carefully there are lyrical gems and things to make you smile. The un-cooked character of their music gives it a punkish twist, but without the shouting. ‘Band size/shape/ideology subject to change’, they tell us. Could be describing any one of us. Refreshing, really.
And with this curious offering, catchy and infectious, they do just that. Rough? Amateurish? Yes, both of those. The boys can be funny, and their music is an agreeable answer to over-worked or self-conscious alternatives; unpretentious music which has an ability to penetrate to the depths of what music is for. Pick up something that makes a noise and entertain someone with it. It’s not easy, when you think about it, and all credit to them.
The online universe of Phil and the Osophers offers a slight glimpse into what might be going on, with rather random videos and the most frightful web design ever, an ironic twist, perhaps, on the I’ve-got-a-mate-in-web-design trend of the moment.
We Have All Summer is an upbeat and original song with a good solid intro and if you listen carefully there are lyrical gems and things to make you smile. The un-cooked character of their music gives it a punkish twist, but without the shouting. ‘Band size/shape/ideology subject to change’, they tell us. Could be describing any one of us. Refreshing, really.
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