Calan Mai
Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | INDIE
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Australian singer-songwriter Calan Mai has a lush new folk-tronic ballad “Mountain Mountain”. Mai is now based in Manchester and the single was recorded over three months at his home. The track features vocals by friend and Singaporean artist Linying. The track touches you emotionally and adds elements that does cross between folk and electronic. We look forward to hearing more from Calan Mai. “Mountain Mountain” is his follow up to his debut EP Days on the Rock Face. - The Revue
Many Australian singers of past and present have tried to rid of their accent as much as possible, in fear they may be banished into the ether of bad accent Australian music. Well, since our beloved Courtney Barnett stood proud, many seem to follow. This track by fellow ozzie Calan Mai shows all the signs of an accomplished artist both musically and lyrically. - The Wandering Lamb
"Black Box opens with a soothing guitar which builds up to a truly mesmeric song. Ticks all the right boxes for me and quenched my thirst at the watering hole." - Fresh Faves: Batch 155
"Quite a departure from 'We've Got Love' and I really like what's happening here. There's a beautiful, sparse pacing to this tune and the multi-tracked vocals are impossible to resist." (4/5) - Triple J Unearthed
'Black Box' beautiful new music - BBC Introducing Manchester
"The song is uplifting, witty, and fun filled. With lyrics like the opening line, "Dan's been wasting, pacing, making days turn into bong hits," it would not surprise me to see this Aussie landing on our shores and deservedly hijacking our airwaves very soon." - Indie Shuffle
"The indie folk song is a beautiful, reflective brooder that draws me in with its Ben Howard like cinematic atmosphere and a Damien Rice like emotive power." - I Heart Moosiq
"One thing about Calan/Jordan that endears me is that he sings honestly and with his charming Aussie accent, which sadly, not all artists would do." - Boston Survival Guide
"Calan Mai is Australia's answer to Frank Turner. This time last year, fellow Aussie Vance Joy burst out of the blogosphere straight into the chart with his own brand of acoustic rock. Could Calan Mai repeat that story this year? It's might be a bit early yet to tell, but We've Got Love" is a decent starting point." - The Metaphorical Boat
"This is one of those acoustic folk songs that has that perfect upbeat rhythm that leads to uncontrollable toe tapping." - The Record Stache
Discography
'We've Got Love' (single) - March, 2014'
Black Box' (single) - May, 2015
'Days on the Rock Face' EP - July 10th, 2015
'Mountain Mountain' (single) - Oct, 2015
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Australian singer-songwriter Calan Mai has unveiled a lush new folk-tronic ballad, 'Mountain Mountain' recorded over three months at his home in Manchester, UK. The standalone single, produced by manager Adam Lyons (singer of FAIRCHILD), is a major departure of style, following the success of debut EP 'Days on the Rock Face'. The track features vocals by friend and Singaporean artist Linying.
In February 2015, Calan Mai AKA Jordan Lawrence and fellow Canvas Sounds signees, FAIRCHILD and Lyon Apprentice, moved from Gold Coast, Australia to Manchester to concentrate their efforts on music without the distractions of home. They have since built a makeshift bedroom studio, allowing each act the time and freedom to demo and trial new recording methods. 'Mountain Mountain' is one product of these experiments.
Speaking on the track, Lawrence explains, "There's this Bill Bryson book that mentions the Appalachian Mountains took 100 million years to form. When I wrote it two years ago, Mountain Mountain was meant to be about the inevitable change caused by that sort of time and pressure - the fact that even rocks aren't safe. It took moving to another country, losing all my money and being forced to accept my old life was over before I understood the heart of what I'd written. We unraveled, tore down and rebuilt Mountain Mountain because we wanted the song to change the way we had."
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