Langhorne Slim

Langhorne Slim, born Sean Scolnick, sounds like an old American folk singer who has been brought into the twenty-first century in order to discover the electrifying results of mixing his grating, soulful sound with tubas, cellos, percussion and piano. His lyrics are introspective, simple and honest, and are delivered with a tender, raw and unrestrained vocal performance. My favourite track of his, 'I Love You But Goodbye' is filled with gentle piano melodies and an uplifting undertone of a string ensemble. Whilst other songs contain more electronic flourishes and are often laden with drums and guitar riffs and are therefore more upbeat and appropriate to stamp your feet to, (such as Boots Boy, which is also brilliant), Langhorne Slim's music is an excellent mixture of banjo-fuelled old-time mountain music and 80's college-rock being played in the basement.

I Love You But Goodbye - Langhorne Slim
Boots Boy - Langhorne Slim