Luke Sital Singh

"Luke's music combines all of the best bits of Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright and Damien Rice- truly splendid stuff"
- Phil Jackson - Specialist music presenter BBC Southern Counties Radio and BBC Radio Solent.
"A bit of folk, a bit of acoustic angst and alot of feeling go to mark this Brighton based chap out as a little different from the many other singer songwriters out there."
- Gill Mill - Best of Myspace podcast BBC.
Luke Sital Singh was brought up in the small South West London town of New Malden, birthplace of folk legend John Martyn. As the youngest in his family, Luke left himself open to the influence of his family. Matt, his eldest brother was the first to have a musical influence on Luke’s life. “I remember him having so much music and playing it all the time!” Luke’s parents encouraged their sons to take up musical instruments. Piano, saxophone, guitar and the flute were all part of the Sital Singh ensemble with Luke taking up the violin at age 11. However, Luke soon grew out of love with the violin and since picking up his brother’s guitar a few years later he has never looked back.
Luke passed through the typical ‘teenage angst’ phase quite quickly, thanks in large part to the discovery of Damien Rice. Swapping his electric guitar for an acoustic one Luke began to write songs reminiscent of Rice and other early influences. “I was rubbish, either completely ripping off Damien Rice or the Goo Goo Dolls!” Writing became a way for Luke to sort through his thoughts and express things that were never spoken. The more he wrote the better and more unique the songs became.
Luke has been in and out of various bands for years, each one never really finding it’s stride. Not that this has had a negative affect on Luke’s attitude, “I feel each project has given me different tools, viewpoints, or ingredients if you will. Anything can influence you and leave its mark. I see bits from each band in the stuff I’m doing now.”
Now with significant influences ranging from Switchfoot, Elbow and The Shins all the way to Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes and Sufjan Stevens, Luke Sital Singh could be compared to a warm bowl of soup; Creamy melodic storytelling with a few crunchy croutons to surprise and delight.

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