Gareth Dickson treads a similar sedative sound as acoustic wunderkind Nick Drake; deep and dreamy vocals paired against dissident finger picked melodies in strange tunings. Dickson achieves this otherworldly sound with a quiet confidence that possibly stems from touring the world with such luminaries as Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart, Coco Rosie, David Byrne, and The Incredible String Band.
Progressive without coming off as pretentious, Gareth’s new single “Jonah” wanders through several odd tempos into a deep sea of heavenly ambience. His vocal and guitar work are executed with a perfected weirdness that is both hypnotic and familiar. When the final strums of the song echo into the ethers, an intimate crowd is heard clapping in the studio—a reminder that “Jonah” is from Dickson’s new live album entitled Invisible String.
Invisible String is the follow up to 2012’s Quite A Way Away which found some substantial success within niche, experimental circles. The new live set was recorded in Istanbul, Caen, and Reims during the 2012/13 tour for Quite A Way Away and is imbued with the romantic and haunting nature of traversing the old world with new eyes.
Our full review of Invisible String is here.
