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Blackaby

Blackaby

What's On The TV?

London songwriter William Blackaby turns hazy childhood memories into warm, off-kilter indie-folk across his Hand In Hive EPs.

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MOODS · whimsical · nostalgic · warm · playful · wistful · folk-pop · childhood-tinged · satirical · melodic · cozy · introspective · charming

BIOGRAPHY

Blackaby is the recording name of London-based songwriter William Blackaby, whose music traces the non-linear, confusing journey of childhood and personal growth through warm, comforting indie-folk arrangements. His 2020 debut EP, 'What's On The TV?', released via Hand In Hive, looked back at hazy playground memories and messy, formative teenage years. His follow-up, 'Everything's Delicious', continues that theme as what Blackaby calls 'another brief flirt with memory lane, not walking down it as much as peering from a safe distance.' The two EPs were later combined into a 2021 mini album. DIY Magazine gave 'Everything's Delicious' three stars, noting 'there's a subtle wit to his songwriting.'

WHY THEY'RE COOL

Blackaby builds a character around harmoniously off-kilter pop, where lyrical joyousness dances beside satire-strung absurdities. DIY Magazine singled out the subtle wit in his songwriting, a quality that threads through his memory-laced, playground-tinged take on indie-folk.

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