Gwyneth Herbert

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...Leap Year Soundtrack...

Happy New Year webbed friends.

Hope you had a very merry etc; have re-evaluated your Resolutions and, on balance, scribbled out 'sail round the world on a blow-up airbed equipped only with an A-Z of Birmingham and a wooden ladle'; and the January Bluesman hasn't yet come a-sneaking up on you with banjo-led news that you'll always be broke, spotty, alone and talentless on the tuba.

If you are in need of a little up-cheering, why not haul your asses down to the local picturehouse and dive into escapist romcom 'Leap Year', starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. Not only do you get to watch unfeasibly attractive people end up inevitably with a happiness that will always evade your grasp, gaze at the beautiful Irish landscape with only the occasional glance out of your window at the wheelie bins in the Lidl carpark, but you can also hear our version of Neil Young's 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' on the soundtrack. And if that doesn't bring a smile to your face, you are beyond hope.

Big love, as always,

Gx

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Hey peeps,

The lovely folk at Naim Edge have a little present for you: they're giving away our new single - Perfect Fit - TOTALLY FREE!
Our good friend Keemo painted this beautiful wee picture especially.
This is what Naim Edge has to say on the matter:

FREE HI DEFINITION, CD QUALITY AND MP3 DOWNLOAD
Songstress Gwyneth Herbert's new single Perfect Fit is the feel-good anthem you missed out on this summer. It is the gentle breeze on a muggy tube ride. It is the breathe of fresh air in a city haze. It is an infectious, ostinato-laden ode to companionship.
Gwyneth's raw, multi-layered vocals, weird n' wonderful percussion and quaint ukulele make this the perfect follow up to the critically acclaimed All The Ghosts. Recorded with Robert Harder, the mix engineer behind All The Ghosts, Gwyneth's dexterity and daring as a songwriter really shines through on this ‘rough n' ready' yet refined creation. We love it so much, we just had to let the world download it for free!
Go HERE for your FREE download.

Much love,
Gwyn and the boys x
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ALL THE GHOSTS... ARE HERE!
Help your ears to some songs from the new album here.
You can now order your copy of 'All the Ghosts' from my website here, Play.com or Amazon.
You can also download the album in mp3 format, CD quality, or HI definition from the website of my lovely label, Naim Edge.
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK
Here is a stupendously nice review of the boys and I at the Purcell Room last month from Bearded Magazine:

Gwyneth Herbert has already had a few scrapes with record companies. She can sing pretty much anything, but her jazz background had certain people tempting her to sell out, and go the Parky/Jamie Cullum route. But, as tonight shows, she’s too sparky – and multi-faceted – to iron out the quirks that make her such an individual talent.
Herbert, in her fifties polka-dot finery, is accompanied by a shit-hot band who never let their immense chops get in the way of the song. They provide a series of perfect musical backdrops to a set that encompasses late night jazzy melancholia, cabaret-style larking around, well-chosen covers and all points inbetween.
She moves effortlessly from style to style, combining perfect technique with oodles of soul. The first set cherry-picks songs from throughout Herbert’s career, while the second showcases most of new album All the Ghosts.
Opener ‘Glory Box’ is even stiller, and full of space, than Portishead’s original; while her self-penned originals cover subjects such as one-night stands, Sylvia Plath’s notion of the divided self and an encounter with a Russian prostitute.
‘Jolene’ is glorious and if there was any justice, Bowie’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’, done as a duet with her guitarist, should have inspired mass arm waving and lighters aloft. New single ‘Perfect Fit’, a jaunty, catchy ode to new love, is like Feist or Regina Spektor at their most ecstatic. Expect to hear it on a mobile phone ad any time soon.
The songs from the new album paint portraits of feisty, rootlessly bohemian types, trapped in the gutters while looking at the stars. ‘Me and My Mini’ is a country-tinged ode to her sadly deceased car, while ‘Someday’ is a ‘real two bottles of red wine and bawl your eyes out’ number with strong hints of doomed 70s singer-songwriter Janis Ian.
A charming encore sees Herbert venture into the crowd, serenading us with her ukulele, before meeting and greeting fans in the foyer. Any early doubts that she might be all technique and no heart have been dispelled… Gwyneth Herbert is a class act and no mistake.
Ben Wood
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The beautiful album package was designed by our new friend Keemo. Please go and check his work out... There are breathtaking, charming, individual pieces for affordable prices.* He is a brilliant talent and generally lovely fellow.

*But please leave some for us.
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The album was mixed and mastered by our good mate and sound wizard Robert Harder. We also recorded 'Annie's Yellow Bag' and a little surprise (shhh... don't tell anyone) one spring afternoon in his lovely studio in Hornsey. Robert worked alongside Seb on the Wardrobe album, and he sure knows how to make things sound good.
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Lyrics from the album HERE.
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Song notes and photos from the making of the album coming soon...