Newton Faulkner

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So just what is the Newton Faulkner sound?



It's an astonishing virtuosic acoustic guitar. It's a throaty but gentle blues croon that speaks of backwoods, beaches and the badlands of, ah, Surrey. It's a profound inventiveness-an esprit de gig, which has made this 22-year-old from just outside London one of the most buzzed-about DIY artists of 2007. The shuffling beats; Faulkner's laidback scat singing and gutsy holler; the chewy blues riffs; the 'tapping' of strings-with his wonderfully dexterous approach to guitar, Faulkner is as exciting to watch as he is to hear.

July 2007 saw the release of Newton's debut album, 'Hand Built By Robots' which showcases not only those fantastic vocals and beautifully dextrous guitar lines, but also intelligent lyrics delivered with tremendous wit. A winning formula indeed, as the album spent its first six weeks inside the top five, including two weeks at Number One, before being declared Platinum. Newton Faulkner is a 22 year old English singer songwriter with a wistful smile and phenomenal dreadlocks. He's quite a talent. Lord knows what next he'll magic out of those fingers, that throat, and that instrument.