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Abigail Hopkins : Set Them Free

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"Abigail Hopkins returns with a second album of moody, bluesy jazz. Its a smoky and atmospheric listen, made richer by her lovely voice" THE DAILY MIRROR
"Intriguingly alternative jazz discovery" BILLBOARD (USA)
"Intense collection of musical atmospheres...wrap their warmth around you and send a shiver down your spine...enviable talent" BULLIT
"’Smile Road’ is a striking mix of smoky jazz, strings and gentle beats" THE TIMES
"Abigail Hopkins delivers up a mix of edgy alt-jazz - sometimes unearthly, sometimes sassy- with a confidence worthy of her classically trained voice. Think Clannad go gutsy, or a happier Tori Amos edged with a witchy dissonance and clear, sure harmonies" SUBBA CULTURE
"’Blue Satin Alley’ is an atmospheric masterpiece of mist rising from the sea and rain tapping down in autumn" BENT MAGAZINE
"...a dramatic intensity that fascinates" COUNTY TIMES
"On ’Blue Satin Alley’, Abigail Hopkins has poured her passion, power and imagination and it bears repeating intelligence and pushes the boundaries to breaking point. If you though Bjork lived in the left-field of music, as the man said: ’You ain’t heard nothing yet’" BERWICK NEWS
"Blue Satin Alley is a smooth, intricate collection of acoustic folk/pop compositions... Beautiful stuff... (Rating: 5+)" BABYSUE
"...a massive head-on collision between Kate Bush, Tom Waits and Tim Buckley with the tangled, mis-shaped parts having been carefully and sympathetically re-assembled by the creative genius of Syd Barrett" TOXIC PETE
"’Blue Satin Alley’ is an album of depth and heft. Not an album for a sunny day at the beach, but it might just be the right one for those dark midnights when you need to ponder weak and weary" BUDDY HOLLYWOOD
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Member Since: 8/4/2005
Band Website: possessedrecords.com
Influences: Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Portishead, Ani Di Franco, Nico, Sinead O'Connor, Anthony and the Johnsons, Beth Gibbons, Billy Holliday, Edith Piaf, Karen Dalton, Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Nina Nastasia Diamanda Galas, Rachmaninov, Keith Jarrett, Nick Drake, Neko Case, Elgar, the Beatles, The Doors, Brian Eno, Krishna Das, Vaughan Williams, Rodriguez, Albinez, Villa Lobos, Leonard Cohen. Inspired by the words and writing of: Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, Dylan Thomas, Emile Zola, Scott Fitzgerald, Henrik Ibsen, Mervyn Peake, Tolkein, Kahil Gibran, Sylvia Plath, Alice Walker, The Bhagavad Gita, Caryl Churchill, Shakespeare, Edward Bond, Harold Pinter, Coleridge, Lewis Carroll. The sea. Cats. Mountains. Humans. Ancient castles that smell of mildew and damp, snow, autumn leaves, daffodils, pine trees, nervous looking bunny rabbits with twitchy nostrils, happy smiley dogs, candles, incense, and silver stars in velvet night sky.
Sounds Like: A drunkard trying to find his way home in a blizzard alone
Record Label: Possessed Records/BasilicaMusic
Type of Label: Indie

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Pre-order the new album!

Abigail Hopkins - The new album, ’The Memoirs of An Outlaw’ is available to pre-order! The first 100 will be signed and numbered! Grab your copy here: www.basilicamusic.bigcart...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:30:00 PST

"The Memoirs Of An Outlaw" Track Listing

Here is the track listing for the new album, "The Memoirs Of An Outlaw". It will be available to pre-order in a few days: 1. Used Car Salesman 2. The Memoirs Of An Outlaw 3. Magdalene 4. Dried F...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:42:00 PST

The new album -

The new album, "The Memoirs Of An Outlaw" is finished... It will be available as a pre-order very soon beginning of April ... Details and links to pre-order shops will be posted here soon... ...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:28:00 PST

New album release soon!

I’m very happy to say the new album is nearly nearly nearly finished and will be released in June!! Its a 12 track album about outlaws, outcasts, con-artists, fading grace and crumbling fa...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:31:00 PST

New songs Part 2=album

So far 9 songs have been recorded and I'm very near to finishing the album which will have either 12 or 13 songs in total. Songs mainly about thieves, convicts, and con- artists. Hope to release ...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:35:00 PST

New Songs

We've been working on new songs here in England and are aiming to have a new album out early next year. I'm writing the songs as I go along rather than having all the songs written before ...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:57:00 PST

Sky Channel 195 - Propeller TV "Bus Stand" Video

The video of "Bus Stand" will be aired on Sky Channel 195 on "Choon" Propeller TV on these dates: Fri 24th Aug Mon 27th Aug Tues 4th Sep Weds 12th Sep Thurs 20th Sep www.propellertv.co.uk...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:03:00 PST

AAA Music Finity Awards

Hi there My video "Bus Stand" has been nominated in Best Video Category of AAA Musicfinity awards. It would be great if you could vote for it! Voting closes 17th September. Text Vid...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:01:00 PST

Songwriting and Splinters

Hmmm... songwriting for me at the moment is a bit like extracting splinters, both frustrating and pleasurable at the same time. More on my splinter fetish at a later date...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:45:00 PST

The Orange Radio Show - play of "I'll Be Waiting 4 U by the Bus Stand

The ORANGE Radio Show are playing my Bus Stand track - listed below - tune in...: The Orange Radio Show every Saturday at 11am and Monday at 8pm on www.rivergibbsfm.com global radio. 2 hours of new an...
Posted by Abigail Hopkins on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:04:00 PST