NEW SIGNING: Guy Andrews debuts with 'In Autumn Arms'

We’re very pleased to welcome Guy Andrews to the Houndstooth family. Having previously released on labels such as Hotflush and Hemlock, his first single for Houndstooth ‘In Autumn Arms’, which precedes his forthcoming debut album ‘Our Spaces’, sees Guy Andrews take on a completely new creative direction.

‘In Autumn Arms’ captures the album’s overall pathos and emotive themes. A simple guitar melody falls melancholically over a bed of synth loops and string ensemble, while snares and thundering drums meld with distortion to heighten the pain and tension. The B-side, ‘Let Your Shadow Decide’ is the darker, more downbeat counterpart to the A-side and explores Guy’s further use of orchestral timbres. It opens with tremolo strings and a weighty distortion bass-line, while similarly emphatic drums lead up to the track’s climax. Although seemingly disparate, Guy’s use of wall-of-sound noise and softer strings is skilfully mixed, carried forward by the stark guitar lead.

The single is pressed to coloured, dinked 7” vinyl in a strictly limited run of 300 copies worldwide - order from our store to receive free WAV files.