Formats
REFTOSCD32 - CD
8426946103616
Details
New label to Forte, Aaron Thomas has been writing and performing songs now for ten years. Born in Tasmania, he moved to Sydney at age nine with his mother, his twin brother and his older sister to live with his step father, Lonnie Lee. Lonnie was a musician and had numerous number one hits in Australia during the late 50's to the mid 60's. He taught Aaron to play the guitar and introduced him to a world of singing and performance. After high school he took the strange step of moving suddenly to the Ukraine to spend a year eating too much and trying to learn how to box whilst attending visual arts college (he was an inspiring illustrator). He fell in love with the culture, the people and especially the dark old melodies that could be heard in the small villages outside of Kiev. He returned there again some time later as he continued to travel, ending up in Los Angeles where he lived for a while and performed solo shows in some of the singer songwriter venues around Santa Monica. Now living in Madrid, Aaron has finally channeled these experiences and released his debut album entitled FOLLOW THE ELEPHANTS, a collection of raw and honest material that speaks of the harshness that comes with being a stranger far from home, of the ups and downs of life in general and the frustration of big cities. Songs about relationships, family, distant friends and love. The sounds are raw, the production honest, like the songs, being put together under the careful guidance of producer Julio de La Rosa with Jorge Fuertes (Doss, Pleasure Fuckers, Nudozurdo) on drums, Javi Diez Ena (Dead Capo, Insecto, Ainara Legardon) on double bass and backing vocals by Rebecca Lander (The Knot, Roman Lieske, Alek Stark, Krakovia and others) in the early stages of what is now a strong collaboration between like minded musicians and more importantly, good mates. Currently receiving wide acclaim in the Spanish and Portuguese music press, Aaron has toured the entire country and now plays at all the major music festivals and has had a full concert featured on the most popular TV music show in Spain, Los Conciertos de Radio 3.
Tracks
1. Descending
2. Any More
3. Clattering
4. Wasted or Crazy
5. Far From Home
6. Damage Done
7. Kill This City
8. Down to Earth
9. Aw C'mon
10. We Don't Care
11. Thinking is Unproductive
12. Finish Me
Press
Reviews tbc, Mojo, Uncut, Plan B, more tbc (Independent, Guardian)