Austin Texas native Thomas Hugh will launch his new single ‘Them Dams Never Break’ and a companion film clip from his new ep ‘Sum =’ at The Post Office Hotel in Coburg on May 7th and at The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine on May 8th.
Thomas says, “I remember where I was when I wrote ‘Them Dams’…in a real mood down on the peninsula in the quiet of the day wondering how certain things happen to some people…good or bad.. and not others, as if every single thing we do is fate. Perhaps it is.”
Sum = is a combustion of new-folk and indie pop, with old time storytelling and the occasional grand flourish thrown in for good measure.
Sum = was recorded with Roger Bergodaz (drums), Dean Addison (bass) and Shannon Bourne (guitar). It creates a sound that hints at a solid blend of excellent musical influences and a natural affinity for melody and telling a twisted tale.
A stylistic sampler, Sum = also features the harmony infused bittersweet Canterbury Road, the breezy 70′s California echo of Chrome Bike and the spooky harmonica tinged ode to a girl with Dylan posters Where All the Spiders Crawl, to a journey through to country life with Little Things (Sting).
Thomas plays gigs as a solo troubadour and sometimes accompanied by friends all around Victoria, New South Wales and in the US when he travels there.
