I’ve just heard that my song, Baby Blue, will be played tomorrow night on BBC York. You can catch it on BBC York Introducing from 8pm.
Aired on 15/01/2022 and available for the next 30 days here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001ph3x
Music is supposed to elicit an emotion. It’s supposed to connect you to a person, an event, or ultimately the medium (artist) who is baring themselves in front of you. Adam Astbury does this. I’ve only listened to his album a handful of times, never met the man, and yet I feel like I know him. I feel connected to him through his music. The feeling I get when I listen to this album is the feeling that keeps me looking for new bands and artists all the time. As I’ve been writing this review and going back over and editing it I find myself constantly being distracted because I have the album playing on repeat in the background. I just keep getting so caught up in the album that I have to stop, close my eyes and just soak in the music… Read the full review
Adam is currently gearing up for the release of his second studio album ‘From Here We Can See Forever’, which will be released on the 9th December 2013. We got a preview of the album and I can say that Adam Astbury is an impressive artist that truly baffles me with his remarkable sincerity. The album is made of simplistic music, yet every time I listen, it bewilders me how lavish, and solid the music is. Every sound is altogether in harmony and balance. Furthermore it equips Adam and his songs in the absolute best way possible.
Adam’s voice is unbelievable; his range is great, his intonation and phrasing are perfect and his heart is always exposed in his tunes. I can’t find anything wrong with this album which astonishes me. I’ve listened to ‘From Here We Can See Forever’ obsessively off and on for days at a time always fully expecting to get sick of it, but I never do!… Read the full article over at JamSphere
It’s been a long year filled with music, love, indecision, confusion, bags of fun, and the occasional crumpet. I emerged from each defining event equipped with pen, paper, guitar, and a beard; all of which I have packed in to a brand new album, and then lovingly named ‘From Here We Can See Forever’. Read More
I was recently lucky enough to be invited to BBC York Introducing towers for an interview with Jenny Eells and to perform a live acoustic track, I chose to play the new single ‘My Heart Is A Fire’ from my upcoming EP. The show was broadcast on Saturday 26th November and you can listen to it below.
As promised on many occasions, I finally delivered a muffin to Jenny!
Download / Listen: BBC York Interview with Jenny Eells
So I woke up this morning to an exciting email letting me know that my song ‘Pretty Little Lying Eyes’ had been played on BBC York & North Yorkshire Introducing!
Download / Listen: BBC Introducing with Jenny Eells @ BBC York