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Erland and the Carnival

Musical Group

British music group formed by Gawain Erland Cooper, Simon Tong and David Nock; debut album in 2010. Their sound blends folk, rock and electronic/new-wave textures and has been described as melancholic and atmospheric.

Nightingale (2011) was recorded in an evocative setting described as a barge anchored on the Thames. Simon Tong previously played with the Verve and later worked with Damon Albarn in Blur and Gorillaz. The group’s debut self-titled album was released in 2010.

DeBaser's review praises Nightingale for its mature, melancholic blend of British rock, folk atmospheres and electronic/new-wave textures. The review highlights tracks such as "I'm Not Really Here", "This Night" and "So Tired In The Morning". Recording ambience (a barge on the Thames) and the members' prior careers are noted. Overall assessment: refined, uncommercial, and artistically coherent.

For:Fans of British folk, folk-rock, folktronica and melancholic indie music

 Erland And The Carnival are one of my successful intuitions, a London band whose main members can boast a substantial musical career before founding this project, whose first self-titled album dates back to 2010: guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Simon Tong was part of the Verve and later joined Damon Albarn first in Blur and then in the Gorillaz, drummer David Nock is a long-standing appreciated sound engineer, while for singer Gawain Erland Cooper, the Carnival represented the first real recording experience.

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