Luke De-Sciscio Would Like You To Meet Theo / September 27, 2024 / by Darryl Sterdan / original
The prolific U.K. folksinger’s new LP delivers all the intimacy of a life-changing event.
Luke De-Sciscio introduces you to his baby Theo in his intimately beautiful and disarmingly personal new album — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Recorded in the first six weeks of his daughter’s life, Theo is the sound of a young man discovering his fatherhood and, through a series of live vignettes, attempting to articulate and preserve the massiveness of emotion experienced at this time. Each of these recordings offers a tangible window into the very bedroom-studio the prolific U.K. folksinger-songwriter now shares with his partner and child, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the intimacy and life-defining love of this deeply inspirational period.
When his daughter arrived, De-Sciscio felt called to capture something permanent from this devastatingly precious and disarmingly fleeting phase. Memories and moments that could so easily have drifted into the blur of sleep deprivation were offered the chance to sing. The euphoria of discovering one’s love for their child, an inordinate cascade that can’t be described, was given space behind a microphone. And, owing to the 16 prior albums that have refined his craft and gifted him the opportunity to seize the whims of his soul, Luke was able to ensnare something of the unspeakable, crafting a record which he describes, second only to his daughter, as the most beautiful thing he will ever produce.
De-Sciscio found his songwriting voice the old fashioned way: By writing, and mostly not releasing, dozens upon dozens of original songs, a journey that began on a boat with no electricity or heat. Since those early days, he has gone onto record a catalogue of work which is unified, always, by one unremitting characteristic: the ceaseless and at times devastating search for truth. His is a spirit that favours expression over perfection, fearlessness over convention and authenticity over marketing. And that candid approach has garnered him a burgeoning and loyal fanbase who, drawn by his unique voice, insightful lyricism and devotion to music, have enjoyed 15 full-length albums over the course of his short career.
Recording often times into a single microphone in an effort to capture the very first rendition of every song, Luke has found a recording style outside the norm, that allows him to release sometimes as many as four albums in a single year. Of those records, there are those which are most notable and those which served to move a feeling aside but of De-Sciscio there can be no denying; when he is in the pocket, the world stops to listen.
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