Brisbane based singer-songwriter Andrew Morris recently released his critically acclaimed 5th solo album ‘Shadow of a Shadow’. The self-produced folk-rock opus features many guest artists including Tim Rogers, Bernard Fanning, Clare Bowditch, Washington, The Gin Club, The Wilson Pickers, Drew Wooton from The Panics and many more. Morris has been busy on the live front touring for the launch of his new album, plus support shows with Powderfinger, Dan Sultan, Justin Townes Earle and Augie March. He has played many festivals including Splendour In The Grass, Big Day Out, Day On The Green, Queenscliff, Apollo Bay, Gympie Muster, Woodford and Port Fairy Folk festivals.
Also keeping him busy is touring and recording with his ‘side project’, twice Aria nominated The Wilson Pickers. Morris was recently awarded the Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship with fellow Wilson Picker Danny Widdicombe, to travel to Berlin in 2011 to further his songwriting. Morris has assembled a who’s who of Brisbane musicians to form a crack backing band to best deliver the tracks off new album ‘Shadow of a Shadow’ in the live arena. New single ‘Horizon’, featuring Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning on vocals, is to be released in April 2011.
‘Shadow of a Shadow’ REVIEWS
‘fine set of soulful pop all-sorts’.
‘musically adroit and emotionally true record’.
‘it’s when Morris stands alone – see NYC, a tale of girls and globetrotting, or Home Fires, drunk on words – that his George Harrison-y thing for melody and melancholy shines the brightest’
4 stars
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD sydney
‘Snippets of electric guitar are scattered through quieter moments, subtly linking 13 beautifully crafted tracks as a cohesive whole.’
4 stars
SUNDAY AGE melbourne
‘The sheer load of invention indicates that Morris can clearly make any kind of record he wants to’
THE AGE melbourne
‘One of the best albums of the year.’
MUSIC NETWORK
‘Utter gem from the Brisbane singer/songwriter, who proves to be master of all trades, from country picking to dark indie rock’
JJJ MAGAZINE
‘…this intriguing and deeply satisfying album sparkles with creativity and spirited eclecticism.’
‘Shadow Of A Shadow is a remarkably confident and incredibly well executed gem.’
BEAT MAGAZINE Melbourne
‘Confident in his delivery and finger-pickin’ guitar skills, acoustic moments like the brooding Battles, the wistful Horizon and bar-room lament Mother/Brother are real highlights.’
4 stars
DRUM MEDIA perth
‘the choral harmonies of Battles have a baroque Fleet Fox-y feel to them and the graceful Exils would sound great wafting from a Queenslander verandah on a Sunday afternoon’
4 stars
RAVE
