Listen: Douglas Dare Announces Debut Album, ‘Whelm’

Newly signed to Erased Tapes (Nils Frahm), Douglas Dare is a London songwriter specialising in haunting, floating piano pieces. His debut album ‘Whelm’ (lovely title) is out 12th May, with lead track ‘Nile’ setting an impressive stall.

Defined by clipped, barely there electronic percussion and a woozy piano lead, Douglas’ voice gives off the pained expressionisms that many would expect, but not in an overly-sensitive, cliched sense of melodrama. It’s a gorgeous albeit concise piece that knows its limits (four minute, 37 seconds, to be precise).

Pre-order Douglas Dare’s ‘Whelm’ here. CD and vinyl editions come with a 20-page lyric book, ‘Nine Poems’.