New Romantic by Austin Potter

Cassette tape available in the UK from Cruel Nature Records: https://cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/new-romantic

Vinyl record available in the UK from Liquid Library: https://liquidlibrary.bandcamp.com/merch/distro-austin-potter-new-romantic-lp

In keeping with Austin’s amazing oeuvre, here we have 7 new pieces spanning an all too short 14 minutes. Sink into the softness and beauty of a unique voice that gently oozes and flows through the music, reciting words of personal love, respect, devotion and admiration like thick, deep honey of the sweetest kind.

On initial hearing, each lyric is accompanied by a simple musical arrangement, however, on further sharply focussed listening, the complexity, perfection, and suitability of the music of each individual piece, and the collection as a whole, become embedded in the reasons for falling in love with this collection aptly titled New Romantic.

Be of no doubt, here is a patient and painstaking work of genius, that rewards repeated deep listening with a fuller appreciation of its subtleties and sheer beauty.

Austin deserves to be recognised across Europe and the USA in a manner that early Dylan and Cohen were, and with wider exposure, Austin’s poetry and music could be just as impactful.

Find a quiet contemplative moment, press ‘play’, and become immersed in the love, positivity, faith and beauty that this multi-talented artist bestows.

Andy (TarQuin) Wood
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
February 2025
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