CONIL

New album STRANGE PART OF THE COUNTRY:
- with legendary double bass player DANNY THOMPSON
(Nick Drake, John Martyn, Tim Buckley)
- mixed by twice GRAMMY winning producer TCHAD BLAKE
(Tom Waits, Joseph Arthur, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
'Very cool music! We are loving the sound of Conil.'
BBC 6MUSIC
'Brilliant! Streets ahead.'
XFM
'A work of genius!'
XTREME AM 9/10
‘Now this is good. Dark, drunken and dirty! Stands out from the current crop of bland male singers. This guy will be big, so go and see him before..’
MUSIC NEWS 5*****
‘Conil have a potential hit on their hands in 'Dog Meat Stew' so stay ahead of the game and heed our advice in visiting their MySpace, they're well worth a listen!’
CMU DAILY MUSIC NEWS – SNAP OF THE DAY
'Conil lives and rules!'
ROOTSTIME MAGAZINE (Holland)
'I've not heard anything quite like this before, and that's no hyperbole. It's not often you hear music that manages to be this honest and captivating... Strange Part Of The Country feels so up-to-date... I'd recommend this to anyone with a taste for alcohol-blurred introspection in the early hours of the morning.'
SUBBA-CULTCHA 4.5* / 5*
'Just out and out cool from the start. Gorgeously chilled out, rammed with musical passion like it was written and recorded in 1977. He can certainly hold his own against the heavy weights.'
TASTY FANZINE
‘An incredibly strong debut album.’
HEATHEN HARVEST (USA)
‘Wow! An engaging mixture of barroom stomping and bedroom acoustica, a voice that falls somewhere between Tom Waits and a drunk guy shouting from a street corner. Most impressive are his lyrics – a mixture of acerbic one-liners and poetic flourishes.’
RAVE MAGAZINE (India) - EDITOR'S PICK ****
‘Awesome tunes. Awesome artist. Full of real magnetism. Fresh, raw and touching. Conil's voice is emotional and explosive, demonstrating soulful music still lives today. It's like watching the sun breaking through the clouds. You don't want it to end.’
TUNE TRIBE
'Lyrical genius!'
UP ALL NIGHT
'Haunting vocals, perfect guitar, breath-taking double-bass - sure to make this guy a massive future hit. You will be sure to return to it many a time over.'
DOGMA MAGAZINE
'Hearing so much music in my professional life, it is very rare that I am baffled and surprised by new music. However, from the first seconds I heared Conil's music, I realised this was really something. He is original, paradoxal, daring, traditional and innovative at the same time. a true artist, great performer and nice person ( I hate egos, because most of the time they are needed to cover up lack of talent...). After having played his album on our show a lot, Conil recently was our guest in Studio 6: he played, sang, we talked and we had fun. There you have it: I am a Conil Fan! '
CO DE KLOET - NPS RADIO 6 (Dutch National Radio)