WE HAD FUN... DIDN'T WE? Out now on Anorak Records!
Tracklisting
Be Inertia
Valentine Strum
Purity Test
More Weight
A Darker Square
Kitchen Confidential
"Well, not "fun" then. But something a good deal more grown-up and satisfying. A solo singer songwriter with a a very distinct set of themes and a very beguiling voice. Recommended." - Whisperin & Hollerin
"There's something just so lovely about this... heartbreak may be horrible, but it sounds good." - Sandman Magazine.
"even the hardest of hearts cannot deny the quality of the song writing, and ultimately you will surrender." - Leeds Music Scene
Hellooo! We're the French Defence and we live in Leeds.
Somewhere between work and sleep these songs are created with a heavy heart and a fumbling hand. There's a lot of history behind these writings of a young man attempting to find someone special, and here for you are the fractured splinters of the search - most of what follows is true, but it's up to you to work out which bits aren't. Telling you would be too easy...
These days the French Defence is a solo concern. It wasn't always this way but people split up, move on or just get tired. Owen keeps plodding on nonetheless, looking for kindred spirits and sublime melancholy. Gigs are rare, but hopefully will become more numerous in the near future.
There are some songs for you to listen to! Please do, and let us know what you think of them. Some journalist-type people like them, they wrote the comments at the top there. If you really like the songs you can save them to your computer and listen to them at work, as long as you don't get in trouble for doing that sort of thing. If you really really like them, you can buy the new CD "We Had Fun... Didn't We?" from www.anorakcd.net.
Thank you for reading, hope you like the music.Owen xx
