By Autumn by Philippe Nash

Emerging from emotionally rich layers of murky and gently flowing songwriting, Philippe’s voice arrives like a creature from the swamp. In his seasonally titled By Autumn EP, Philippe lays his heart bare both lyrically and sonically for this, the first collection of songs to be released under his own name.

Collaborating with Stroud based Producer and drummer Rob Pemberton (appearing regularly alongside Rachel Dadd, Maja Lena & The Staves) and bass player Alex Heane (also part of Rachel Dadd & Maja Lena’s regular ensemble and composer in his own right) Philippe opted for a sound that leans into the stark vulnerability of his voice and a stripped down, rudimentary ensemble to evoke that sense of ‘live-ness’ that has always been his most powerful edge.

This, the first of two EP’s to be released on Off Peak Records, marks the beginning of Philippe’s journey into studio recording where he has matched his style of songwriting with an equally exposed musicality.

Drifting beautifully between personal conflicts and the natural world; Philippe's piercing rumination on his own emotive state is met by a crackle of nightly noise in the far-off distance, a wash of ambience approaching.

Led by a voice that is immediately striking, Philippe’s music is at once raw and rigid, and then untethered and vulnerable.

-Tom Johnson (Gold Flake Paint)