Join us at Hundred Years Gallery for an intimate gathering to celebrate the release of J. C. Wright’s debut EP, a deeply personal, sumptuous and mesmerising collection of five folk-tinged songs that deal with the themes of loss, longing, regret, guilt, death, the afterlife and hope… and even includes an end of the world love song.
The evening will feature Wright’s first performance of the EP in full , accompanied by some superb musicians who will help him bring it to life. Along with the EP songs there will be some new and old song surprises thrown in for good measure.
Doors 8pm | music 9pm | free entry
‘beautifully emotive and sincere… presents listeners with a thoughtfully constructed and melodic fusion of indie and folk.’
Alfitude
‘foot-stomping, soulful folk’
Gobsmag
‘J.C. Wright has just unleashed a mind-blowing new single, “When There’s Nowhere Left To Turn,”! This song is the ultimate end-of-the-world love song, and it’s got everything you need to survive the apocalypse – haunting melodies, introspective lyrics, and those killer ’70s psych vibes’
Indie Boulevard
‘When There’s Nowhere Left To Turn, a majestic three and a half minutes of Beatles-y melodicism and Mick Ronson-ish guitar flourishes. Lovely stuff.’
The New Cue
J. C. Wright is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who has been making music in various guises for decades. From major label stints in bands to his production work with the acclaimed The Arthur Brother, as well as the emerging gifted singer-songwriter Flora Hibberd, Wright’s music demonstrates a timeless provenance.
Wright’s profound songwriting is laid bare on forthcoming EP, In The Halfway House Of Hearing. The record is a deeply personal collection of folk-tinged songs dealing with themes of loss, longing, regret, guilt, substance and alcohol abuse, death, the afterlife and, ultimately, hope. Mesmerising throughout, the EP even contains a majestic, piano led ’70s psych-inspired end of the world love song of the previously released single When There’s Nowhere Left To Turn, with a video due to be released to accompany the full length EP version.
Wright’s eclectic, yet melodic, songwriting style is dark and confessional at times, but often laced with playful inventiveness. Interspersed with unexpected arrangements and modulations, Wright’s production and songwriting takes the listener on a journey through dark captivating vignettes and stunning soundscapes.
The sweeping nature of this journey is perfectly represented by the last two tracks. ‘Saudade Calling’ is a song of yearning and longing, as we the listener join Wright in a battle against the elements of life’s storm. ‘The Fallen Few’ further highlights Wright’s craftsmanship. An epic, mournful folk song, it acts as a seance with the spirit world, in what is a conversation with, and remembering of, the dead. Written after the loss of two close friends who died within two years of each other, ‘The Fallen Few’ encapsulates the EP as a whole. Exploring themes of what the afterlife is, or if it even exists at all, it is a search for, and a direct appeal to, god.
