Retro-futurism abounds on new single Revelations from Angels Of Libra, once again featuring Nathan Johnston on vocals. A psych-soul affair, it takes the lyrical form of an environmental message – the sort of thing that lends itself admirably to having a video made you might think. And you wouldn’t be wrong. The year, it seems, is 2056; the world is plagued by famine, wildfire
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ANGELS OF LIBRA feat. NATHAN JOHNSTON: Revelations
NATHAN JOHNSTON & ANGELS OF LIBRA: Nine Angel Choirs For Christmas
Just in time for Crimbo, Irish singer Nathan Johnston and the Berlin-based Angels Of Libra release Nine Angel Choirs For Christmas, a seasonally-themed-live version of their recent collaborative LP track The Nine Angel Choirs. If you’ve checked previous material, you’ll accurately guess that means musically warm retro soul thrills over which Johnston croons in his gentle rasp –
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NATHAN JOHNSTON & THE ANGELS OF LIBRA: Curtis (Do You Wanna Be A Star?)
Retro footage abounds on this third and final single, Curtis (Do You Wanna Be A Star?), from Nathan Johnston & The Angels Of Libra before the release of their forthcoming album. And it’s not the only thing retro about the track on which Johnston’s soulful rasp is underpinned by a groove rich in Curtis Mayfield-esque sonic trappings – not least among them the strings – on tribute to
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NATHAN JOHNSTON & THE ANGELS OF LIBRA: All Your Love + video
Fresh from the atmospherics of previous single Angel Of Libra, all about lost love, and the Peaky Blinders-ish sepia ambience of the accompanying video, Nathan Johnston & The Angels Of Libra follow-up with new one All Your Love, a yearning but rather more upbeat slice of blue-eyed soul all about discovering new love. And he’s back in the
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NATHAN JOHNSTON & THE ANGELS OF LIBRA: Angel Of Libra
There’s a nice bit of atmospheric soul on this one as Irish singer Nathan Johnston teams up with Hamburg-based outfit The Angles Of Libra for new single, Angel Of Libra. From the off, it’s all moody organ chanks over a ride cymbal-drenched groove, later joined by strings to make for a truly epic sound as Johnston rasps gorgeously over the top about lost love. How to represent such goings
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