Description
Heavily orchestrated with strings, horns, celeste and soprano vocals, Jonathan Bree’s most recent ‘Sleepwalking’ is his third full album. His arrangements draw distinct influence from orchestral pop of a bygone era (think Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra), but many of the songs dip in and out of the avant-garde in a way that is also distinctly modern.
Multi-talented New Zealand musician, producer, and label head Jonathan Bree began his musical career in 1998 when he and Heather Mansfield formed indie pop group the Brunettes. Playing a tuneful brand of pop music with contrasting sweet (Mansfield) and sour (Bree) vocals, the band released its first single in 1998 for a small label in New Zealand. Bree and his friend Scott Mannion of the band Tokey Tones formed their own label, Lil' Chief, in 2002, and their first record was the Brunettes' Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks. Bree continued to run the label as the Brunettes' career gained momentum. The group signed with Sub Pop in 2007 and released Structure and Cosmetics in the U.S. It proved to be a one-off deal, though, and the Brunettes were back to putting out albums on Lil' Chief, finishing up their run in 2009 with Paper Dolls.
Limited edition heavyweight (180g) blue transparent vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
