Ian Randall Thornton - 'North & South'

Photo credit: Lauren Stonestreet

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Ian Randall Thornton leaves an impression with his beautiful folk-tinged single, ‘North & South‘, the first look taken from his upcoming second album.

Combining americana, folk and progressive post-rock Ian Randall Thornton’s ‘North & South’ reveals itself like a developing photograph in a dark room. Thornton’s vocal is wistful and washed out coming in on a breath of nostalgia. ‘North & South’ moves elegantly on a bed of sophisticated organic instrumentation that sways and swells beyond its pensive acoustic-percussive bones into a piercing string-laden, majestic sound.

There’s a solitary atmosphere to the song that occasionally carries quite a chill, but ultimately ‘North & South’ is a relaxing song that feels like coming home.
‘North & South’ is the first single taken from Thornton’s upcoming second album ‘Wide Open’ which is due for release via AntiFragile in February 2020.

Words of Karla Harris

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