Sam Lench and Anna Zweck are partners in life as well as in song and this is their debut album under their creative nom de plume Samson & Delilah. Influenced by stories and traditions new and old, the duo write songs of love and longing, truth and deceit, beauty and decay. The album tells the story not of their relationship per se but rather of where their lives intertwine. Lench has a background in indie-rock whilst Zweck is classically trained and this difference comes together to lend the album a rare breadth of style. From transcendental drone-folk and room-silencing a capella to uplifting songs of love across distance, 'Samson & Delilah' (LRR013) locates the exact point where Lench and Zweck's unspoken truths find a voice.
Since recording the album, several contributors have become full-time band members and the Samson & Delilah 5-piece band that will tour to support the album includes upright bass, flute, accordion, piano and drums in addition to Lench and Zweck.
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Samson & Delilah (LRR013)
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SAMSON & DELILAH quotes
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
"A snug, warm blanket of a record, it weaves sumptuous folk arrangements with bucolic country-pop, stretching the nu-folk template in exciting and dynamic ways on a par with contemporaries like Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver."
GOD IS IN THE TV
"A band who can thread a range of European roots music together and make it sound unmistakeably theirs... a wonderfully well-woven record."
BEARDED
"A wholly charming debut [that] has an inherent, beautiful sadness to it."
CHANNEL 4 PLANETSOUND
"Like James Yorkston at his rowdiest... shows much promise."
BOOMKAT
"A beautiful tapestry that's redolent of classic '70s folk-rock fusion."
WEARS THE TROUSERS
"Hauntingly sparse folk music... has a remarkable, bell-like purity. Breathtaking."
CITY LIFE
"Recalls Arcade Fire after a country-folk makeover."
BBC MANCHESTER
"As sparkling as morning dew and just as tender, Samson & Delilah's eponymous album is a delicate flower of a record. There's restrained adventure at every turn and gentle joy by the bucket load to be found, all combining to make a well-considered and finely delivered debut."
DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY
"Few albums released in a time where typical MP3-focussed mastering has reached ridiculous sound-bending levels require as much diligent attention-giving as this introductory Samson & Delilah long-player, to pick out all the hidden detail. In effect, Lench and Zweck have made their seemingly passive presence demand almost aggressive concentration. Once inside this auditory head-space however, then the record peels back layer-upon-layer of rich features. This is a collection which glows strongly and imaginatively on its own terms."
MANCHESTER MUSIC
"Their self titled album is carefully orchestrated with acoustica, strings and brass but comes complete with an organic, natural sounding sense of performance. There are heavy, consciously depressed moments, that sit alongside perfect soundtracks for a summer's day. I don't think you'll hear a more impressive intro to a song than the harmonic chants of “And When The Rose”.
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