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The first song of Andy Scisco’s debut album, The Sky Between Us, begins with a melancholic and lonely acoustic guitar. And then the narrator of these twelve, tightly wrapped and tender songs introduces himself, “Standing in front of your door with my heart in my hands. . . I’ve come through the dark with a point I have to confess.” It is an apt introduction to a series of vivid and emotional songs, each of which feel, in one way or another, like confessions. Andy Scisco was born in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire to a Swedish mother and an Italian father. In a family that moved around the world, he grew up speaking English, Italian, Swedish and French. By the time he started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, he had lived in six countries and on three continents. Living in Paris and playing in bars and clubs with various bands throughout his twenties, he struggled to gain public recognition on his own until 2005, when renowned French artist, Gérald de Palmas, selected him to open his tour. Over a period of eight months, Andy played to approximately 200 000 people throughout Europe, selling the entire first pressing of his EP The Imaginary Man. With the support of independent label, Lost Records, Andy then went to London to record his first full-length album. The Sky Between Us ranges from quiet solo pieces to rich songs backed by a full band. Anchored by his tempered guitar and stories built on intimate and vibrant images, Andy’s work is, at once, exuberant and profoundly lonesome; the narrators are frequently outsiders looking in at worlds which they are not entirely part of. A musician who pays careful attention to language and the scope of his arrangements, Andy creates complex characters and songs filled with conflicting desires – always, there is tension between optimism and its darker counterpart. Drawing on folk, pop, bluegrass and blues, Andy plays with a subtle and understated style that comes only with confidence. It is this exceptional quality which distinguishes him, allowing him to achieve the nearly impossible balance between sentimentality and honesty, between nostalgia and truth. Listening to Andy Scisco, it is easy to feel as if we’re sitting late at night with a group of friends in someone’s kitchen; his intimate and delicate melodies stay with us long after the songs have ended. |
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Uncommon Ground Past Show Dates | |
| 2007-03-13 (480 days) | Green Room Sessions |
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