Gengahr

The North London four-piece today share the stunning, floor-filling first single ‘Everything & More’ following a premiere from BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac. 

Listen to ‘Everything & More’

Born of an epic journey, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2015 debut A Dream Outside and 2018’s Where Wildness Grows sees songwriter Felix Bushe tapping into personal pain but coming out fighting. Homer’s Odyssey was constantly in the back of Felix’s mind when writing, acting as a constant guide. His own modern take largely deals with the fact that his wife is still living in Australia, while Felix is based on the opposite side of the world. The highs and lows of such a long distance relationship, as well as the sudden passing of his mother, have all fed into the album’s rollercoaster of emotions. The disco-inflected ‘Heavenly Maybe’, heavy with ennui as well as a powerful melody, details Felix’s experience of partying in order to distract him from his real life problems. “I was picturing myself as Odysseus in this captive journey where I was just trying to get back to where I wanted to be in life,” he explains. 

With mixing from the hugely in-demand Nathan Boddy (James Blake, Nilufer Yanya, Shame), additional production from John Victor and engineering from A Dream Outside’s engineer James Bragg, Sanctuary is vibrant, intoxicating, intimate and alive; the product of friends having a good time and seizing control of their own destiny. It is a heartfelt, sophisticated body of work that runs the full gamut of human feeling, with a positive ending in the form of the beautiful, twinkling ‘Moonlight’ – a harmonious conclusion of unison and togetherness, hinting at a bright future.

Don’t miss Gengahr live in March 2020 – touring Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne!

Tour Dates

Tuesday 10 March– Neck Of The Woods, Auckland ⁽¹⁸⁺⁾
Friday 13 March – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney ^(18+*)
Saturday 14 March – Howler, Melbourne ⁽¹⁸⁺⁾
_{* U18s must be accompanied by parent / legal guardian}