jamie rudd finds his inspiration in routine and sense of place, and in an ever deepening connection with his surroundings that reverberates through every aspect of his songs from the lyrics down to the choice of lyrical synth patch. his album, local legends, is a collection of songs divined from the surrounding countryside. from the squelch of the mud at the bottom of the pasture that you walk through on your way out of the woods just before you catch sight of the tree, from the strange scents that make their way from lamplit homes buried in history, tucked away behind the sigh of a rolling devon hill, and from the clear star sky that you see as you sit glorious and triumphant on the semi sawn off arm of the tree that you’ve spent every spare minute of your french class staring towards in wonder and in hope for the day you might finally make the trip. jamie rudd now lives in london, where he is struggling to connect with the brutal glass forest he is surrounded by in barbican. despite his best efforts to see them in poetic terms, as a graveyard of giants, icebergs jagged from a concrete sea, the buildings of the city have not been the surrogate mother jamie was hoping they might be when he arrived here just weeks ago. as the nights grow shorter and coats are pulled tighter, jamie wonders where on earth he will find his respite in all this cold construction

check out ‘Sunset Spot’ from Jamie’s debut album, ‘Local Legends’