Artist Information
Biography
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.
Instrumentation
Andy Scisco - Vocals, Guitar
Sébastien Chouard - Electric Guitar and Backing Vocals
Christophe Gauziede - Drums and Percussion
Olivier Brossard - Bass and Backing Vocals
Discography
Imaginary Man EP 2005
The Sky Between US 2006
Official Website
Press
-
Andy Scisco, revelation de la musique country-rock
[+ Show ]
Apres avoir parcouru le monde, Andy Scisco a decide de poser ses valises et sa guitare en France. Re...
-
J'ai Vu - TOP
[+ Show ]
La derniere revelation fut sans doute Benjamin Biolay lance par Alain Souchon sur une tournee. Maint...
-
De Palmas... de coeur
[+ Show ]
Une Ovation A l'heure "H", ils etaient 4000 au pied de la scene et dans les travees pour faire une ...
-
Andy Scisco : Des Debuts Pleins D'espoir
[+ Show ]
Andy Scisco chante parfois en francais, se produit en France, mais est d'origine italo-suedois. Grac...
-
Gerald De Palmas bien dans sa bulle
[+ Show ]
Apres une premiere partie assuree par Andy Scisco, un jeune prodige de la guitare acoustique d'origi...
-
Andy Scisco, the Imaginary Man
[+ Show ]
Andy Scisco se produit ce jeudi soir a Antares en premiere partie de Gerald De Palmas. A 30 ans, ce ...
Setlist
Andy Scisco - Solo Set
30 min
1. You and I Begin
2. The Middle
3. Giving You Away
4. Only Laughing
5. How to Hold You
6. Like You Do
7. Where You Are
8. Change is Here
Andy Scisco - Full Band Set
45 min
1. You and I Begin
2. The Middle
3. Like You Do
4. Dear Lover
5. Losing Our Ground
6. Only Laughing
7. How to Hold You
8. Imaginary Man
9. Giving You Away
10. One and None
11. As I Disappear
12. Where You Are
________________
Change Is Here

