Myheadisaballoon
Treefella [EP]
Release Date: May 30th 2011
Label: White Label Music
Myheadisaballoon is singer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Chris Weeks, who currently resides hermit-like in the picturesque hills of Pembrokeshire.
Previously achieving success under his ‘Kingbastard’ moniker, pumping out melodic, glitchy IDM one minute and avant-garde, ambient -folk the next, he completed and released his magnum opus Beautiful Isolation in May 2010; but Chris, never being one to sit still musically, decided a change in direction was needed, going back to his first love, embracing his acoustic guitar and good, honest, simple song-writing, with a twist…
There’s a playful, psychedelic feel to the Treefella EP, from the echoes of pastoral folk in the instrumental track Bwlb, to the acoustic Syd Barrett tinged electronica of Laughter Track.
The title track Treefella drifts evocatively between The Beta Band and the Pacific Ocean Blue of Dennis Wilson, moving on through to the Cluster-like Save Me From My-Self-Ish Heart, returning to the almost West Coast style for the songs Staring@Concrete and the waking dream that is Bookshelf Blues.
Weeks is producing fresh, alternative Lo-Fi pop gems here. Harmonious vocals slipstream beautiful electro-acoustic instrumentation, creating a new psychedelia, which is steeped in electronica and the hazy days of summer.
We at White Label Music deemed it fit to coin the genre 'Black Pop' to describe the music of Myheadisaballoon, as while Chris creates charming, bright & melodic pop-infused music, there's a definite melancholy and dark timbre to both the lyrics and overarching style.
For further information, please contact: matt@whitelabel-music.co.uk