Multiple Plays on BBC 6 Music and BBC One TV – It’s Imlac with ‘Scrap Metal’
“Sublimely haunting melodies coupled with a voice to rival all others - it's IMLAC”
Imlac which in Gaelic means “shoreland” is a Scottish singer-songwriter who, having travelled all over Europe playing shows, has now settled in the East of England. A true troubadour, Imlac’s sound echoes the Americana traditions of folk and blues, with a hint of soul and gospel, whilst remaining a strong link to the celtic traditions of his roots.
Imlac writes songs of quiet desperation, for ordinary men or women stuck in dead-end jobs, relationships that pull and tear, and for those with dreams bulging against the cabled cage of modern urban repetition
Having receiving praise and multiple previous plays from the likes of Tom Robinson in BBC radio 6, having performed on a Christmas special for BBC 1 TV, having won the folk award two years running at the NMG Awards, played Cambridge Folk Festival two years running, performed at The Secret Garden Party, The Troubadour and So Far in Earls Court and receiving glowing reviews in the press, Imlac is now on the cusp of releasing his forthcoming Album the first single from which ‘Scrap Metal’.
Having only been releasing music since the summer of 2021, Imlac has obviously come a long way in the past few years and his star is rising rapidly as he becomes more and more well known on the indie folk circuit for his stunningly beautiful offerings.
The first single to be lifted from the forthcoming album is the complex yet delicate track of ‘Scrap Metal’. The melody ebbs and flows on a varying wave of emotions, the lyrics depicting a story of grief from the tender, stripped back opening bars to the gentleness of the sublime vocals before elements of anger and confusion seep in, in the chorus hooks, when the pace of the track picks up and the song moves in a different direction, before easing and mellowing once more.
Imlac has said of the Track;-
“The song is about the nature of loss and trying to reconstruct your identity in the aftermath of loss. It was composed after I experienced two great losses in my life, one romantic, one familial, and I really didn’t know how I was to go forward after that. The ‘Scrap Metal’ metaphor is the idea that when you feel that desperate, you have to just grab anything in order to rebuild yourself. It is the first song of the new album - the trajectory of the songs begins with this sense of loss but builds ultimately to a sense of hope through change and metamorphosis.
The track was written by Neil Graham (Imlac) who also performs vocals and rhythm guitar on it. He is joined on the single by Jonners Czerwik on piano & horns, Rick Hudson on drums and John Parker on double-bass. The track was Recorded at Gladeside Recording Studios in Cambridge with Producer Dan Wilde.
Upcoming Gigs
31st October Single release gig - SIX SIX Bar - Cambridge
11th October - The Grain & Hop - Cambridge
14th November - The Six Bells - Cambridge
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