Adam’s album recorded in comfort of his bedroom
Making a welcome return to the Tolbooth next month is Edinburgh band Adam Holmes and the Embers.
And the band will be joined by folk balladeer Rachel Sermanni alongside her long-time friend and accompanist Jennifer Austin on piano.
“The band and I can’t wait to play the Tolbooth again,” said Adam. “It’s always such a brilliant atmosphere and the crowd always make us feel extra welcome.”
The UK tour is showcasing the band’s much-anticipated third album - Midnight Milk - which is a widescreen affair with no instrument or sound off limits. Audiences will be happy to hear the live performance is no different with instrumentation including guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion and glockenspiels.
When Adam began thinking of ideas for the album he came to the realisation that his four-year-old MacBook had more technology on it than the Beatles had available for Sergeant Pepper or that Pink Floyd had used on Dark Side of the Moon. With the confidence that he had everything to hand that he needed to get the album in his head out to the world, he began the process of recording and producing Midnight Milk from the comfort of his own bedroom.
What has resulted is not the minimalist album that you might expect, but instead an album that upon listening has been described as an “atmospheric, cinematic experience”.
His live performances are no less
The band and I can’t wait to play the Tolbooth again. The crowd make us feel extra welcome
“atmospheric” or “cinematic” than listening to the album, promising the audience a cross mix of musical genres, ranging from folk to gospel to hip-hop with some ska and reggae rhythms alongside some beautiful melodies that fans have come to expect of this band.
Ultimately the performance promises to leave the audience feeling a sense of completeness and satisfaction, the ultimate aim behind the album.
He went on: “Around the time when I was formulating ideas for the new album I became interested in what impact an individual’s desires and yearnings have on their overall state of contentment. This resulted in the two main themes for Midnight Milk