APOLLO BROWN - Clouds GIVEON simply their name popping up

simply their name popping up in Nashville or New Orleans on a flyer here and there

there was the need to challenge themselves as songwriters while retaining the merciless intensity and unflinching honesty that have always been their calling cards

realising that to leave something that’s a mistake is where the magic is

where light finds its way out of the shadows

but - with the master tape only recently unearthed - adds the duo's 1983 version of Paul Weller's English Rose

APOLLO BROWN - Clouds GIVEON simply their name popping upOn Clouds, Apollo Brown delivers one of the purest distillations of his signature sound: dusty drums, soul soaked samples and a heavy sense of atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and timeless. Released early in his catalogue, Clouds plays less like a statement and more like a mood: introspective, unhurried and quietly confident. The album floats between boom bap tradition and cinematic soul, drawing from vinyl crackle, melancholy melodies and head