aaamusic | On 13, Mar 2011

“Dazzling” – Pitchfork
“Layer upon layer of musical quality” – The Guardian
“Haunting, fragile, full of tension” – Drowned In Sound
“Enthralling” – CokeMachineGlow
Experimental folk artist David Thomas Broughton will release a long-awaited new album, entitled “Outbreeding“, via London indie label Brainlove Records on May 23rd 2011. Featuring eleven songs that will be familiar to his loyal and ever-growing live audience, “Outbreeding” brings together compositions written over the last couple of years into a compelling new collection.

Ain’t Got No Sole from BROWN BREAD FILMS on Vimeo.

As seen at festivals such as Primavera, End Of The Road and Green Man, and at his sold out 2010 ICA show, Broughton’s famous semi-improvised live show baffles and beguiles; starting songs with beautiful refrains, he engulfs them in feedback and noise, removing the layers one by one to reveal once again the beauty beneath. Elements of physical comedy, bouts of beat boxing and surreal pauses further complicate things. He will headline an album release show at King’s Place in London on May 20th, with further UK dates to be announced soon.

“Outbreeding” is at once raw, honest, playful and poignant, leaving the listener unsure of whether to laugh or weep – the exact kind of divergent response that has made David Thomas Broughton inspire such devotion in his fans and followers. For DTB converts, “Outbreeding” is essential listening; for the uninitiated it’s the perfect entry point into his magical body of work.