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Evoking Micah P Hinson and Bruce Springsteen, gravelly Glasgow troubadour Grant Campbell is an inner-city cowboy, a brambly folk Romeo: a quiet delight to behold. His enchanting 2005 debut album, Postcards from Nowhere, was recorded at home in Glasgow. Its a gentle, exquisite exposition of amber ranch canticles and scorched alt-folk lullabies: it is unadorned, potent, gruff and wonderful. - Triptych 06
‘13/13…this is one of the best debuts of years passed, a real hidden treasure that must be found by all’ - Room Thirteen
‘A voice and writer to watch’ - Net Rhythms
‘It thaws one out as simple emotions are being articulated in elegant simplicity’ - Paul Davis
‘He may be a little country, a little bit rock’n'roll, but all of his songs have an emotional honesty that cuts straight to the heart’ - Sunday Herald
‘Slow, simple, unadorned and powerful’ - Sunday Times - Album of the Week ****
Recording for Beyond Below began sometime in July 2006 and finally came to its natural conclusion a year later. It seems like a long time to record what eventually became fourteen songs, but a lot can happen in a year.
Like the previous album, Beyond Below was recorded at home in Glasgow. The main change this time though was a step up from a four track to a sixteen track recorder. This allowed the album to have more drive and tempo which was limited on the first album.
Juggling a full-time job, playing, writing and recording (mainly at the weekend when it’s quieter) meant it took a lot longer than anticipated, but it also let the album grow and develop.
There was also an abundance of material to draw from which is a nice position to be in but also a headache finding the right pieces that fit best together. The usual fight between old and new ensued. Needless to say there were some casualties along the way but some which may well find their way onto a future release.
The end product is intended to be a long-player that picks you up and a little over fifty-seven minutes later drops you off somewhere else with a sense that you’ve forgotten where it all started. At least that’s how I’d like to remember it.
Thanks for taking the time to listen.
Grant