BalthazarB Amsterdam Hailing from the city of Brighton in the UK, Balthazar B is the ‘nom de plume’ of indie-folk troubadour Alex Dowding. His songs are characterised by rich melodies floating through lush, intimate arrangements - sometimes playful indie-pop at other times Americana-inspired folk. All laced up with thought-provoking narrative-driven lyrics. If Jeff Tweedy and George Harrison had a love-child (and what a visceral thought that is) this is what it would sound like. In the past he has lived in both London and Paris. In the London years he had a spell playing bass for shoegaze outfit Televise (Simon Scott - Slowdive) and in Paris opened shows for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. The twists in the road on the way to his current home in the Netherlands have born many compositional fruits - he has released 1 LP (I Am The Tide) and 2 EP’s (Like Shrapnel, Capella) His 3rd EP (The Dove and the Porcupine), released on December 11th, was recorded in his home studio nestled in the Dutch countryside during the Corona lockdown period. Many parts were recorded by friends remotely and sent back to the studio. The result is a surprisingly warm, intimate record with many faces. 6 songs spanning 30 minutes touch on the joy of whistleblowing, the genius of Dylan, untrustworthy writers and the misery of being too drunk to get your keys in the front door. BalthazarB’s tracks Into The Light by BalthazarB published on 2022-10-03T15:00:50Z Long Way Home by BalthazarB published on 2022-10-03T15:01:28Z Gold by BalthazarB published on 2022-10-03T14:59:45Z That Old Fashioned Feeling by BalthazarB published on 2022-03-08T16:02:24Z St. John is my Friend by BalthazarB published on 2022-03-08T16:02:27Z Fighter (Part Two) by BalthazarB published on 2020-11-12T19:55:48Z Defenceless by BalthazarB published on 2020-11-12T19:55:50Z The Wanderer by BalthazarB published on 2020-11-12T19:55:47Z Lucky Thing by BalthazarB published on 2020-11-12T19:55:53Z The Whistleblower by BalthazarB published on 2020-11-12T19:55:55Z