Preaching from the Pews: Rob St John

robstjohn1Edinburgh resident Rob St John recently signed to Song, By Toad to release his debut 12” Weald, due out on November 21st and available to pre-order here.

Recorded in three separate locations, the record is invariably influenced by its surroundings and by the musicians that have contributed to it, amongst them Ian Humberstone and Meursault’s Neil Pennycook. St. John himself hails from rural Lancashire – his Northern lilt filters through into his music to replicate a gravely, untrained James Yorkston or a withdrawn Johnny Flynn. Elsewhere the project has already drawn comparison to King Creosote and Low. Whatever his influences, Rob St John certainly produces some of this country’s best acoustic music.

To download a free copy of ‘Sargasso Sea’, taken from Weald, head over here.

Rob St John will play London’s Vortex on December 13th.

Rob St. John & Ian Humberstone Split 7″ by Song, by Toad

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