Margate-based musician Xav Clarke has showcased his incredible musical talent in his latest offering. The album is a melting pot of different influences. Standout features include soft vocals and well written, groovy bass lines that interact with drums infectiously throughout this album. Lyrically the album is emotionally penned and colourful, these lyrics are another extremely impressive asset to the record that collide with a colourful musical canvas well.
Speaking of the debut album, Xav shares: “Making 'Magic Arrow' spanned so many major life events, it's been the hardest record to finish and release, but that's probably because thematically it's the closest to my heart. Listening back to it is like a diary for me as the events took place over several years, and since the theme of the album is really riding the uncontrollable arrow of time - it seems fitting that making this record was totally unpredictable and chaotic. It was recorded across several countries with a whole host of amazing collaborators, sometimes on sofas with voice notes, sometimes in studios. Some of it is super happy and some of it is very reflective, sad, and dreamy - it's an album of many moods, but ultimately with a deep love and enthusiasm for life, which is probably the thread that connects all the sounds and songs together.”
Xav has written songs, music, and scores for a number of animated series, including the BAFTA-winning The Amazing World of Gumball, Cartoon Network's latest Sci-fi adventure; Elliott From Earth (for which he was nominated for a Music + Sound Award); and, most recently, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Wolfboy The Everything Factory for Apple TV+.
With numerous accolades and long-term experience in the psychedelic music world, Xav has the recipe for success. Allow his gentle, spacey, and psychedelic magnificence to transport you to a state of mind you'll never forget.
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