Northern Skies – The Video
Northern Skies’ is the first single from the band’s stunning forthcoming
fifth studio album ‘Sky At Night’. ’Sky At Night’, produced by Elbow’s
Guy Garvey and Craig Potter, is released on July 5th and follows 2007′s
‘I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge’. The album showcases the poetic, studied
lyrics of frontman John Bramwell and further cements his status as one
of the most talented songwriters this country has to offer.
Proud Manchester men they may be, but the record is infused with an
almost Parisian elegance. Tracks like ‘It’s Just The Night’ and ‘The
Moon Is A Blind Eye’ reveal a Gainsbourg style of sophistication, but
are still punctuated with their own inimitable Northern soul.
Opening with the warm, rolling ‘Northern Skies’, it’s followed by ‘To
The Brink’, a decadently faded show tune, with celestial strings
balancing delicately against the kind of poignant musings more typically
found at the bottom of a brandy glass.
The theatrical instrumentation of ‘Lately’ is lush and impressive,
whilst remaining explicit and honest. Renowned harpist Marie Lionheardt
provides a delicate accompaniment to the moving narrative in ‘I Still
Do’, while ‘Radiation’ touches upon the Beatles’ more psychedelic
moments of orchestration.
A songwriter’s songwriter, Bramwell is one of our finest wordsmiths and
counts Pete Doherty and Elbow’s Guy Garvey amongst his many fans. Having
produced their hugely acclaimed debut album ‘Natural History’ Garvey,
alongside band mate Craig Potter, has returned to produce and mix this
sublime ten track collection.
With ‘Sky at Night’, expect Kloot’s cult status to soar skywards.
The tracklisting for ‘Sky at Night’ is:
‘Northern Skies’
‘To the Brink’
‘Fingerprints’
‘Lately’
‘I Still Do’
‘The Moon Is A Blind Eye’
‘Proof’
‘It’s Just the Night’
‘Radiation’
‘Same Shoes’
I'm a self-confessed musical nut with an eclectic taste ranging from lo-fi indie to crushing heavy metal. I also make a blizzard of noise in my band Final Coil (recently seen deafening audiences in the midlands area). I also like cheese. Cheese is possibly the single greatest food (if one excludes bacon). Sometimes I write songs about cheese... but not often 
