Songwriter Luke De-Scisicio creates timeless music, emerging from the Southwest of England having seemingly been writing songs all his life. A special and striking young talent, Luke's lyrics read like poetry, set to music that disarms in its simplicity.
Today, De-Sciscio has announced his debut full-length album, Good Bye Folk Boy, will arrive in North America March 13, in time for Luke to make his U.S. live debut at The New Colossus Festival and SXSW. CLASH premiered the album's first single, "I'm A Dream Fighting Out Of Man" stating, "with its potent, cyclical acoustic guitar line underpinning Luke De-Sciscio's dexterous word play, he paints the most vivid pictures, somehow both soothing and strikingly emotional." While it's the follow-up single, "R.O.B.Y.N.," is an ode to his partner, "vital" to Luke's songwriting process. "It just wouldn't have been the same if she wasn't in the room," Luke says. "It's like having a mirror, and music isn't a solitary thing. People share external spaces and internal spaces. Robyn and I reflect each other. That's what love is." - watch Luke perform "R.O.B.Y.N." live for BBC Music 'Introducing'.01. Winsome
02. Plumb Loco
03. R.O.B.Y.N.
04. I'm A Dream Fighting Out Of A Man
05. Spin On
06. Told You
07. Two Way Doors
08. Smaller Flames
09. I May Never Fall In Love With Everyone
10. Baby, it's okay, I'm here, wake up
11. New Skin
De-Sciscio was born and raised on the outskirts of Swindon. He spent his youth roaming around Stanton Country Park, daydreaming, fishing and writing songs. "My dad used to call me 'Tom Cat', because I only used to come in for food," he says.
Introduced to the guitar by his grandad, once a guitarist in the Royal Air Force band, Luke began writing and recording music in his teens. "My theory was that I knew what I wanted to do, so I just got on with it," he says. He moved to Bath, where he met Robyn. As time went by, the couple found themselves owners of a 100-year-old canal boat. It may sound idyllic - and it was, mostly - but it was also tough - no electricity or heating, and a different mechanical problem to contend with each week. Nevertheless, it did give Luke the space to explore his guitar-playing and perfect his songs, jettisoning the confines of his influences and any muddy notion of what he thought he should sound like.02/02 - Bath, UK @ St. James Wine Vaults
02/07 - Hay-on-Wye, UK @ The Globe
02/11 - Geneva, CH @ Salle Saint-Gervais (Antigel Festival)
03/12 - New York, NY @ Bowery Electric Map Room (New Colossus)
03/13 - New York, NY @ Arlene's Grocery (Birp.FM New Colossus Showcase)
03/14 - New York, NY @ Pianos (New Colossus Day Show)
03/15 - New York, NY @ Pianos (New Colossus)
03/19 - Austin, TX @ Milk Studios (SXSW)
03/21 - Austin, TX @ Lazarus Brewery (SXSW)
04/02 - London, UK @ Dalston Set (UK Record Release Show)
04/24 - Bath, UK @ Chapel Arts
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