Will Knox Jiftaħ Album Personalissimu ta' Raba' English Silence

Il-ħallieq ta' storja Will Knox jħalli l-album tiegħu ta' raba' English Silence, b'track ‘Body Talk’ bħala l-ewwel. L-album ippreżenta ħdax-il kanzun li ġiet maħluqa mill-ġdid mis-singer-songwriter rispettat, spiss ikkomparat ma' artists bħal Elliott Smith, Bear's Den, Villagers, Nick Mulvey u Passenger.

Reġistrat f'Londra ma' l-produttur Ian Grimble (Bear's Den, Daughter, Axel Flovent), English Silence hija inkarnazzjoni tas-songwriting onest u vulnerabbli ta' Will Knox, waqt li jixxerja temi intimi ta' twelid, missierija, u fejqan. Is-sensittività emozzjonali ta' dawn it-temi personali huma akkentwati mill-istringi akustiċi raħħala, harmoniji lush u perkussjoni morbida, li jipprovdu preżenza komda tul l-album kollu.

Waqt li jiddeskrivi l-vjaġġ ta' unlearning u relearning patterns ta' saħħa mentali li Will Knox għamel waqt li kien qed jagħmel l-album, huwa jibdi: "I started writing English Silence during lockdown, having learned I was going to become a father for the first time. The time allowed me to confront a lot of issues from my past, and I was determined not to pass on any of my own issues to my child. I took online therapy sessions and had some difficult but beautiful conversations with friends & family. A lot of unsaid things were said. I realised how difficult I find it to communicate my feelings in the real world, perhaps explaining what has always drawn me to songwriting."‍

Dan ir-riflessjoni personali jiġi l-aktar fil-mument l-aktar poġġanti fil-focus track ‘Body Talk’, li kienet oriġinarjament miktuba ma' l-artista Belġjana Emma Bale.

“Body Talk” is about communicating without words, being sensitive to what someone is thinking by reading their body language, and hoping they understand you in the same way. In the past I’ve often been too nervous, scared or excited to tell someone how I felt, instead relying on physical hints & interactions to communicate,” Will Knox jgħid.

Verżjoni akustika ta' ‘Body Talk’ se tkun rilaxxata f'Ottubru ma' l-artist Dutch néomí.

Temi ta' fejqan u rikostruzzjoni jgħaddu tul English Silence. L-ftuħ 'Instant Coffee' jispjega li m'hawnx soluzzjonijiet malajr għall-fejqan, u jikkonforta l-istudent li huwa ok jekk iħtieġħa ħafna żmien. 'Leave The Light On', bħal 'Body Talk', jiddiskuti kif insibha diffiċli biex tikkomunika f'sitwazzjonijiet ċerti. 'Twentysomething' hija kanzunetta dwar il-ħass li int tinsab tilqa' fil-20, u tkun qed tħabbat biex issib ruħek bħala individwu. 'Growing Pains' hija konversazzjoni bejn Will u ruħu iż-żgħir, jew il-bambin. Hija kanzunetta dwar il-fejqan kif tigħallem biex terġa' tbatti, fil-waqt li tkun qed issir missier fl-istess ħin. Il-missierija hija temi essenzjali ta' English Silence, album li fih Will Knox kompla jevolvi bħala songwriter, u issa jista' jikteb aktar minn qatt qabel il-vjaġġ komplikat u l-ambjenti li għamluh il-persuna li hu llum. Flimkien ma' Emma Bale u néomí, l-album jinkludi wkoll co-writes ma' Fin Greenall (a.k.a. Fink) u Celine Cairo.

Ultimately, the honesty and openness that Will Knox pours into his music is what makes him a much-loved singer-songwriter. In addition to this artist project, Will has also built a strong reputation for himself as a well-respected and successful songwriter and producer. He has received five Buma Awards and one ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) award with credits on tracks totalling over 1 billion streams. He found his way to the Netherlands through various collaborations with Dutch artists including Duncan Laurence, Sevdaliza, Son Mieux, Sarah Julia, néomí, Dotan, RONDE, Ilse DeLange, and many others.

Will Knox se jkun ukoll qed jagħmel tour fil-Pajjiżi l-Baxxi għall-festival tal-mużika multi-venue Popronde fl-Awtunn 2024 (dates hawn taħt).

Dati ħajjin live:

8 ta' Settembru - Surfana Festival, Bloemendaal

14 ta' Settembru - Archivju Reġjonali, Nijmegen

20 ta' Settembru - Guusje, Apeldoorn

29 ta' Settembru - Koffiesaeck, Woerden

11 ta' Ottubru – Hotel Central, Den Bosch

18 ta' Ottubru – Kruisherenkapel, Uden

19 ta' Ottubru - De Blauw Trap, Venlo

20 ta' Ottubru - Mużew tal-Belt, Harderwijk

1 ta' Novembru - Sound & Soul, Arnhem

10 ta' Novembru - Tigerr Benger, Dordrecht

14 ta' Novembru - Filmhuis, Breda

24 ta' Jannar - Le Café de la Danse, Pariġi