Quickbeam

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Glasgow’s Quickbeam are set to release their debut single Seven Hundred Birds on April 9th 2012. Having recently signed with fledgling Glasgow based label, Comets and Cartwheels, 2012 is looking set to be a watershed year for Quickbeam.

The single was produced by Chris Gordon (Union of Knives, Song of Return) and will be accompanied by a video directed by Mat Sheldon (Kodak Short Film BAFTA finalist) of Crush Films, whose director of photography worked on features including Jane Eyre, This Is England and the recent Sherlock Holmes movies.



Quickbeam were formed in Glasgow by Monika Gromek and Andrew Thomson in 2010 after bonding over a mutual love of sparse, minimalist music. They have since refined their sound over the last couple of years. With violist Nichola Kerr joining in 2011, the band finally cemented their intimate, yet beautiful sound.

An early demo recorded by the band caught the attention of Steve Lamacq who played them on his BBC 6 Music show. As a result, this led to further airplay on Vic Galloway's BBC Introducing In Scotland on BBC Radio 1 as the industry began to sit up and take notice.

Seven Hundred Birds accentuates the band’s rich, luxurious sound with harmonium, cello, viola, double bass and percussion creating a melancholic warmth further enriched by the dream-like harmonies headed up by Monika’s ethereal, luscious vocals. With lines like “…through the land where their shadows graced the northern plains”, this accomplished debut single pulls at the heartstrings much like heavyweights in their field Low, Bon Iver and Sigur Rós, making Quickbeam a must listen for fans of the genre.

Seven Hundred Birds will be released via Comet and Cartwheels on 9th April 2012.