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DEBUT ALBUM - HOME AT SEA OUT NOW - VINYL LAUNCH MARCH 2018  

FOR FULL ALBUM LISTENING  + OFFICIAL WEBSITE GO TO www.feathewest.co.uk

THIS IS THE ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT FOR FEATHERWEST. 

BIO - 

Effervescent, indietronic-artrock meets wonky pop created by enigmatic partners in life and art Featherwest. A poetic, off-centre take on the human condition straddling live band and electronic with vintage synths, samples and soaring male - female vocal interplay

Borne of a serendipitous meeting between Iwona and Ryan during a 5am police raid clambering from the window of, then illegal, Soho club Helena Troys; Featherwest are married Glasgow duo and Iwona Glowinska and Ryan Denton (synths, vocals, guitars) joined by close friend Kev Dunne (session drums).

Naming themselves after a fictitious, unresolvable game played in the 90s absurd comedy show The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer the group have played alongside colourful, acts such as Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, Mini Mansions, The Japanese House and stirred attention on KEXP and BBC Introducing live sessions. Following a successful crowdfunder, pitched in bunny masks, to press their record to Vinyl Record and shifting a third of their physical stock already in pre-sale Featherwest put forward debut album Home At Sea in 2018 completed under the watchful eye of Chem 19 producer Paul Savage.

Iwona also is an awarded theatre actress, director and devoted parent too boot.
Ryan too an accomplished artist, his work has been shown in the UK, New York and makes artwork for his own records.
The couple sight The Life Aquatic, Cocteau Twins, moments from Blade Runner or Mullholland Drive sounds, passionate arguments and Polish vodka as heavy influences in their collaborative straddle between band and electronic as soundscapes. Lyrics with vocal interplay peppered with imagery around themes such as Darcey Bussel’s ballet career sell-out to gawdy TV show Strictly (Darcey) , a couple’s mutual fear of achievement (Fear of Flying), to the demolition of Glasgow’s famous Red Road tower blocks (Cry for the Days) are all navigated in their debut album and delivered with a passionate and deep live sound.

Record store dates, a Vinyl launch party, european dates including a 360 live stream in Krakow are some of the things beckoning as the year unfolds around Featherwest’s album run.

FRESH ON THE NET Kimberley-Marie Sklinar from Never Enough Notes
“Featherwest are one of personal favourites this week, People In The Station opens gently before bounding into song, and this recording sounds like it’s being sung in the same room as you. Featherwest’s soothing vocal lead to all kinds of harmonious tomfoolery when then drums kick in and gives way a flurry of action, Dooosht.”

Further of notable interest

Debut year 2015 saw a host of achievments and airplay for Featherwest including playing with LA's Mini Mansions (Queens of the Stone Age- Micheal Shuman featuring Alex Turner fo Arctic Monkeys). Featherwest headlined King Tuts Wah Wah Hut with Baltimore's Sun Club. In May their headline at Hidden Door festival saw the launch of single - A Baby Not Yet on a brand new beer produced by Edinurgh events co. Deacagram.

Mid September the trio entered Chem19 studios with Mogwai producer Paul Savage to work on a winter release on Vynil Postcard and plan their album sessions for a 2017 launch. Along with UK bookings aligning Featherwest headed to eastern Europe to promote their sounds early Feb 2016 in a none exclusive collaboration with American run indie label Loose Wire Records. Featherwest kicked of 2016 with Celtic Connections Dates alongside Roack Action record's De Rosa and NYC's Frog followed by an invite by VAMPIRE WEEKEND's - Chris Baio on his album tour. 

MISSION STATMENT

Featherwest is Eccentric, Effervescent, Art Rock, IndieTronica Meets Wonky Pop

To The Press
FEATHERWEST of Glasgow - performers, artists, devout followers of electro in band music will create events not just gigs. Our Fans and us; we will all be a band, a happening of lovers.
To our Fans
Our hearts melt down the dark club bathed in smokey red. You will find us at the illegal gig in a railway arch, the basement with a high stacked sound system. In the crowd and on the stage, by the DJ booth hugging the subwoofers. 
We Featherwest will warm you with bass, colour you in reverb guitar, break your heart with close two-part vocals. With rhythms bring you to the now and sample you all for our next track.  

Iwona Glowinska (Vox, synth bass)

Ryan Denton (Vox, synths, Sampler, Guitar, Sequencer)

KEV DUNNE ( Session Drums, Electronic percussion) 

Featherwest debut with their single People In The Station followed by two more single releases and an EP by end 2015. The Sound is energetic yet ambient with big bass and sub tones for a modern live impact coupled with deft rhythms, spacious guitars and sweet male/female harmonies.

The Band

As a group Featherwest debut in 2015. As individuals they bring a wealth of experience as performers and writers to a sharp collective vision.

Ryan Denton is a practicing musician and artist. He is the lead composer for FW and the band Foxgang who have played large stages including an invite by the City of Krakow to play their New Year’s Eve 2013 celebrations infront of a crowd 20,000 plus www.giantgiantmusic.com

Iwona Glowinska is an established theatre actor/director/singer not shy of giving her all on stages around Europe. As one of two lead singers to FW she brings the channelling of emotions, a love of literature, and classical guitar experience to the table. Also Iwona recently made a film with Douglas T Stewart of the BMX Bandits to be released next year.

CONTACT
Anthony Denton
giantgiantmusic@gmail.com
+44 7539 281 836
Giant Giant Music
2 Myrtle Park,  Glasgow, G42 8UQ