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Calamateur is the name under which singer-songwriter Andrew Howie records and performs. Based near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, Andrew has been recording and releasing his own music since 2000.
He is about to release his 13th and best collection of songs to date, ‘Each Dirty Letter’. With all the usual Calamateur sonic palette present (electronica, mellow acoustic guitar, aggressive electric guitar, drum loops, etc.) Each Dirty Letter sees these aural ingredients used far less as pure texture than on previous releases and far more in service to the songs.
Undoubtedly the most personal songs he’s released, Each Dirty Letter is an ideal place to start if you haven’t tried Calamateur before, and a Must Have item for confirmed fans.
Influenced by the likes of Iain Archer, Aereogramme, Sparklehorse, Elliott Smith & The Blue Nile, his music has been played by John Peel, Radio 3’s Late Junction, the Scottish Evening Session on Radio 1, and local radio the length and breadth of the country.
“The world needs mavericks like Calamateur. Holed up somewhere outside Inverness, Andrew Howie has been making a find blend of folk, rock and electronica for almost a decade.” - The List
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Reviews for previous Calamateur releases:
“…nothing short of brilliantly absorbing…” - Is This Music?
“…stunning… a work of beauty…what took Snow Patrol’s 3 albums and 4 people to accomplish, Calamateur’s Andrew Howie manages straight off with songs of desolate beauty underpinned with a savage hope…” - John Earls, Planet Sound
“…the aim is true and the heart is strong in this beautiful little record. 4/5.” - The List
He is about to release his 13th and best collection of songs to date, ‘Each Dirty Letter’. With all the usual Calamateur sonic palette present (electronica, mellow acoustic guitar, aggressive electric guitar, drum loops, etc.) Each Dirty Letter sees these aural ingredients used far less as pure texture than on previous releases and far more in service to the songs.
Undoubtedly the most personal songs he’s released, Each Dirty Letter is an ideal place to start if you haven’t tried Calamateur before, and a Must Have item for confirmed fans.
Influenced by the likes of Iain Archer, Aereogramme, Sparklehorse, Elliott Smith & The Blue Nile, his music has been played by John Peel, Radio 3’s Late Junction, the Scottish Evening Session on Radio 1, and local radio the length and breadth of the country.
“The world needs mavericks like Calamateur. Holed up somewhere outside Inverness, Andrew Howie has been making a find blend of folk, rock and electronica for almost a decade.” - The List
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Reviews for previous Calamateur releases:
“…nothing short of brilliantly absorbing…” - Is This Music?
“…stunning… a work of beauty…what took Snow Patrol’s 3 albums and 4 people to accomplish, Calamateur’s Andrew Howie manages straight off with songs of desolate beauty underpinned with a savage hope…” - John Earls, Planet Sound
“…the aim is true and the heart is strong in this beautiful little record. 4/5.” - The List
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