Tom Stephens will release his 5 track EP Emberson Wednesday October 15. It comes after he has spent much of the last 3 years touring with artists like Buffalo Tales, Mike McCarthy and the gravel throated Steve Smyth.
The folk-tinged release is layered and shaped with an array of upright bass, percussion and strings.
Emberswas recorded with producer Michael McGlynn and engineerScotty Donnelly over several months in an underground warren known as ‘Vienna PeopleStudios’ in Annandale.
The writing of these songs spans roughly three years, growing out of Stephens’ varied lifeof touring, working when home, relationships and everyday observations.
Stephens will be playing a launch gig at Brighton Up Bar on Wednesday October 22. More details can be found on Tom Stephens’Facebook page.
