Saramago present: A New International + Les Johnson and Me
Sat 3 October 2015
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Lush, poetic, bittersweet romanticism; A New International deliver an evocative mixture of cinematic strings, circus lights, carnival and cabaret, music hall, gypsy, chanson, a little bit of folk, a little bit of flamenco, yet with pop at the beating heart of their sound, referencing artists as varied as Scott Walker, Calexico, Beirut, and Ennio Morricone.
Formed in 2013 from the ashes of The Starlets - creators of 'some of the finest pop songs you’ve never heard' (Sunday Herald) - stage-sharers and contemporaries of fellow Scots Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura, The Starlets walked the path of most resistance despite playing sold-out shows in Japan and wowing mainland Europe with their “staggeringly beautiful” (The List) live shows. The band's foreign adventures provided the context and inspiration for a musical transformation and their rebirth as A New International.
