Wintercoats – ‘Heartful’

Apr 22, 2013 by Smoke Don't Smoke    No Comments    Posted under: EPs, Featured Sounds, Sounds  

Melbourne orchestral pop project Wintercoats has been making music about as long as I’ve been writing a music blog. So when James Wallace sent me an email late last week with his latest release, I was really excited.

His latest EP, Heartful, was just released on Melbourne’s own Yes Please Records, and it is his third EP to date. Wallace truly is a one man orchestra, and he has made another beautiful collection of songs. Where previous EPs, like Sketches, used many string arrangements, Heartful focuses on vast orchestral soundscapes, and from beginning to end, it is a beautifully optimistic journey. It’s surprising that such instrumentation was all recorded in a bedroom over the course 15 months—a testament to Wallace’s skill.

Stream the EP below, and pay what you want for it on Bandcamp.