For most, it takes a lot of effort to pull off an impression of effortlessness. Somehow you get the feeling this isn't the case with Aaron Stout. 'Queens Live In Caskets' is the Indiana-born, Brooklyn- based folk-rock artist's debut album, and it brims with the easy, understated confidence of someone who knows there isn't anything else he could or should be doing.
'Queens Live In Caskets' is, among but perhaps above other things, a storytelling album, full of beguiling takes of his life and travels and the unusual people he has met along the way, as well as his dreams for his future as an artist and a man.
There's something completely natural and unforced about 'Queens Live In Caskets', a homemade grace that brings the songs closer to you. Soft organics mesh and clash with found sounds, the wind, distant clanking, a sound like bubbles inside a boiling kettle, a dog barking. The instrumentation may be bare-boned and sparse, but Stout's arrangements make the most of every sound.
RIYL: M Ward, Sufjan Stevens, Cass McCombs, Papa M.
North American radio and new media promotion by Fanatic Promotion
On tour in the US October-November 2007 with Austin Lucas and The Pressmen
UK Press quotes:
“Aaron Stout is absolutely amazing… Well worth checking out if you like your psychedelic folk music.” - One World (BBC Radio 1)
“Aaron Stout absolutely blows you away with his worldly rich vocal, not unlike that of Arcade Fire’s Win Butler. An absolute must-hear” - The Crack
“A beautiful collection of songs.” (8/10) - Americana UK
“Queens Live In Caskets is a fragile and varied wonder… A bit like finding a gracious new friend with a wealth of stories to tell.” - Tasty
“A captivating debut… in this leftfield roots performer we have a name to watch.” - Comes With A Smile
'Queens Live In Caskets' is, among but perhaps above other things, a storytelling album, full of beguiling takes of his life and travels and the unusual people he has met along the way, as well as his dreams for his future as an artist and a man.
There's something completely natural and unforced about 'Queens Live In Caskets', a homemade grace that brings the songs closer to you. Soft organics mesh and clash with found sounds, the wind, distant clanking, a sound like bubbles inside a boiling kettle, a dog barking. The instrumentation may be bare-boned and sparse, but Stout's arrangements make the most of every sound.
RIYL: M Ward, Sufjan Stevens, Cass McCombs, Papa M.
North American radio and new media promotion by Fanatic Promotion
On tour in the US October-November 2007 with Austin Lucas and The Pressmen
UK Press quotes:
“Aaron Stout is absolutely amazing… Well worth checking out if you like your psychedelic folk music.” - One World (BBC Radio 1)
“Aaron Stout absolutely blows you away with his worldly rich vocal, not unlike that of Arcade Fire’s Win Butler. An absolute must-hear” - The Crack
“A beautiful collection of songs.” (8/10) - Americana UK
“Queens Live In Caskets is a fragile and varied wonder… A bit like finding a gracious new friend with a wealth of stories to tell.” - Tasty
“A captivating debut… in this leftfield roots performer we have a name to watch.” - Comes With A Smile
