Sun Outside My Window Strawberry Guy SKU: MELO132LP Barcode: 5060168042668 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Melodic Released Date: 22nd April 2022 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Tiptoe between the toadstools of Liverpool’s city parks, and amongst the foliage you might find a Strawberry Guy, contemplating his next chord-progression. Composing hi-fi symphonies from within his humble abode, the Welsh-born songwriter is ready to share the fruits of his labour with debut album Sun Outside My Window. A timeless vista of ethereal balladry looking towards 19th Century musical maestros and works of art, it brings new meaning to the term ‘Modern Classic’ and is the most optimistic of lockdown records yet. “It’s about seeing the simple things in life and them making you happy,” tells Alex Stephens, the Guy behind the Strawberry. “I remember this day when I was really down… looking out the window, the sun beaming in was beautiful, it made me want to go outside – it was simple but made me so happy in that instance.” A one-man impressionist, painting majestic soundscapes, Strawberry Guy blends truthful lyrics with lush arrangements to conjure new emotive worlds. Inspired by composers of the Romantic period, or Debussy, Ravel, and other classical artists of the 1800s, his wonderland moves like a Monet painting where arpeggios dance between meadows of dazzling dynamics and dramatic key changes. As former keyboard player of The Orielles and Trudy and The Romance, the light through his floor to ceiling windows has caused a dramatic Greenhouse Effect and now ripening on solo terms, his innocent uploads of ‘Without You’ and ‘F-Song’ comfort 2 million Spotify listeners a month. ‘Mrs Magic’ has received 40 million streams, landing at #13 in its chart and countless fan-created videos have appeared on YouTube. “Throughout history composers have tried to capture emotion, painting their own impressionist pictures with musical brush strokes… I guess I’m just trying to do the same and people enjoy that,” he suggests modestly. Named by musical friends Her’s after his impeccable taste in milkshakes, Strawberry Guy upturns ‘bedroom artist’ perception, as each idea is crafted into a widescreen wonder where vocals tag-team instrumentals and countermelodies flourish within the Georgian walls of his Liverpool flat’s small space. “I want it to sound like I’ve squeezed an 80-piece orchestra into my room, and for listeners to wonder how all those strings got there,” he says. “Working on the 4-part harmonies, the orchestra became real; I began believing in myself.” Imitating nature’s effect on emotion, like 70s songwriters, or the fantastical soundtracks accompanying vibrant scenes in the Japanese animated Studio Ghibli films and video games, landscape is brought to the fore. Monet’s picturesque Meadow at Giverny features as the album’s accompanying artwork – perhaps a reminder of the rural Welsh countryside views through his childhood home’s window; “I was inspired by how calm and peaceful the image felt. Its painted lines show real-life scenes in a magical way, which to me reflects my music.” Just as the first Strawberry Guy EP Taking My Time To Be offered a slowing down for the soul, Sun Outside My Window is musically unhurried, written and recorded over 2 years. “Recording as a lone berry meant I could run with my emotions in the moment and deliver something true; it would have been an entirely different album had it been recorded in a studio,” he says. Modern Classic? Only time will tell. For now this Guy’s happy-sad world is here to get the juices flowing and with, pandemic permitting, a US tour in 2022, life looks a whole lot sweeter. Until then, take it slow, be at one with the wilderness and remember, when life gives you lemons, swap them for Strawberries. Artist Strawberry Guy Genre Rock And Pop Label Melodic Buying Options 180g 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Format 180g , 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code , Includes Poster Condition New Country UK Track Listings Intro When Morning Comes Stay In This Moment I’ll Be There Company As We Bloom Sun Outside My Window Back On My Feet Believing A White Lie Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Strawberry Guy and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Strawberry Guy Taking My Time To Be Rock And Pop | Melodic | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 10th February 2023 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Strawberry Guy Taking My Time To Be £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Melodic SKU: MELO122 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 10th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tom Waits Closing Time (50th Anniversary Half Speed Master) Rock And Pop | Anti | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 9th June 2023 £29.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Tom Waits Closing Time (50th Anniversary Half Speed Master) £29.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Anti SKU: 279743 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 9th June 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Monkees, The Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 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