Four
years on from the release of the acclaimed Burnt
Offerings, London songwriter Trent Miller returns with his fourth album. Time Between Us carries on the
trajectory set by its predecessor, which saw Miller begin to emerge from the darkness
that overshadowed his first two albums Cerberus
(2009) and Welcome To Inferno Valley
(2011), towards a hopeful glimmer on the horizon and a new maturity in
songwriting.
It’s
not all sweetness and light though: the past four years have seen Miller
navigate his way through a difficult divorce, as well as conquering his various
other demons, and this is reflected in the lyrics. Musically, the album is
considerably richer, its sonic timbres sighted midway between the melodic
folk-pop of The Byrds and the ethereal shimmer of the Cocteau Twins.
Like
Burnt Offerings, Time Between Us was recorded at Reservoir Studios in North London,
co-produced by Trent with Graham Knight of Simple Kid and Orphan Colours. The
album also features Trent’s regular accomplices, guitarist Paul Cuddeford (Ian
Hunter, Cat Stevens, Holy Holy), violinist Barbara Bartz (Dana Immanuel, Penny
Black Remedy), cellist Bethany Porter and drummer Patrick Degenhardt.
Born
and raised in the countryside of north-western Italy, fuelled by dreams of
rock’n’roll, Miller made his way to London as a youth, joining the
just-blooming Americana circuit. Carrying with him the dual influence of the
Beats and darkly troubled songwriters like Gene Clark, Jeffrey Lee Pierce and
Thin White Rope’s Guy Kyser, he made his recorded debut on the album Hidden Desert, a tribute to the latter
much missed Northern Californians. Releasing his debut Cerberus himself, he later signed up to release his second album Welcome To Inferno Valley with the
recording arm of highly-regarded underground magazine, Bucketfull Of Brains,
also responsible for John Murry’s groundbreaking The Graceless Age.
Time Between Us is set for release on 6 April, preceded by the single 'How Soon Is Never' on 16 March.
Fans of Gene Clark, Townes Van
Zandt and Guy Clark will recognise a kindred spirit in his glowering
meditations and steely worldview
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A darkly underground mix of
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Dark and mystical poetic lyrics,
passionate delivery, all blended with dreamy yet shadowy melodies… a unique
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