Sun Outside My Window, by Strawberry Guy

Sun Outside My Window

by Strawberry Guy

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baconatorism I really liked "As We Bloom" it really reminds me of a nice summer day and it also feels like the album cover, really amazing album overall. Favorite track: As We Bloom.

Shaun Rutherford One of those rare albums where the back half is even stronger than the first half, and the first half is also really good. I’m going to give you the Best Thing I Bought On Bandcamp Friday award for November. Favorite track: Sun Outside My Window.

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1.	Intro 01:39		buy track
2.	When Morning Comes 03:50	info	buy track
3.	Stay In This Moment 03:03	lyrics	buy track
I felt a ray coming my way It bounced back in human form It moulds to its environment It just artistic temperament But I feel so good, so good I’ve got to stay in this moment Stay in this moment I’ve got to stay in this moment Stay in this moment It seems so unattainable First glance says I’m not enough It comes from the deep end, To my soul it came to mend But I feel so good, so good I’ve got to stay in this moment Stay in this moment I’ve got to stay in this moment Stay in this moment
4.	I'll Be There 04:10	info	buy track
5.	Company 03:26	info	buy track
6.	As We Bloom 02:05		buy track
7.	Sun Outside My Window 03:21 video	info	buy track
8.	Back On My Feet 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Am I feeling overwhelmed? As another one is down I’m searching for some order here, for me I know you, you’ve been here before Tell me what I don’t know once more I feel a change, coming my way, Moulding my days, To get back on my feet I feel a change, coming my way, Moulding my days, To get back on my feet Something I’ve been longing for, Falling into plan It’s put my knowledge to use Well exchange is pretty grand I know you, you’ve been here before Tell me what I don’t know once more I feel a change, coming my way, Moulding my days, To get back on my feet I feel a change, coming my way, Moulding my days, To get back on my feet
9.	Believing 03:32	lyrics	buy track
I guess I can’t be there Just know that I’m thinking and dreaming of you I’ve tried to be myself, But I’m just feeling, missing you We know this will end, And the earth will mend, To be where we belong I wish I had some sand, To put in an hourglass, to watch time go by Cos I feel I’m on my own I’ve got to remember, how it will be We know this will end, And the earth will mend, To be where we belong
10.	A White Lie 06:15	lyrics	buy track
Even though I’m on my own, I feel fine Even though I’m all alone, I feel fine I don’t need anyone Well sometimes I lie, and they’re not all white Sometimes you lie yourself through life Even though I’m on my own, I feel fine Even though I’m all alone, I feel fine I don’t need anyone Well sometimes I lie, and they’re not all white Sometimes you lie yourself through life But I feel fine, but I feel fine.

about

Tiptoe between the toadstools of Liverpool’s city parks, and amongst the foliage you might find a Strawberry Guy, contemplating his next chord-progression. Composing hi-fi symphonies from within his humble abode, the Welsh-born songwriter is ready to share the fruits of his labour with debut album Sun Outside My Window. A timeless vista of ethereal balladry looking towards 19th Century musical maestros and works of art, it brings new meaning to the term ‘Modern Classic’ and is the most optimistic of lockdown records yet.

“It’s about seeing the simple things in life and them making you happy,” tells Alex Stephens, the Guy behind the Strawberry. “I remember this day when I was really down… looking out the window, the sun beaming in was beautiful, it made me want to go outside – it was simple but made me so happy in that instance.”

A one-man impressionist, painting majestic soundscapes, Strawberry Guy blends truthful lyrics with lush arrangements to conjure new emotive worlds. Inspired by composers of the Romantic period, or Debussy, Ravel, and other classical artists of the 1800s, his wonderland moves like a Monet painting where arpeggios dance between meadows of dazzling dynamics and dramatic key changes. As former keyboard player of The Orielles and Trudy and The Romance, the light through his floor to ceiling windows has caused a dramatic Greenhouse Effect and now ripening on solo terms, his innocent uploads of ‘Without You’ and ‘F-Song’ comfort 2 million Spotify listeners a month. ‘Mrs Magic’ has received 40 million streams, landing at #13 in its chart and countless fan-created videos have appeared on YouTube. “Throughout history composers have tried to capture emotion, painting their own impressionist pictures with musical brush strokes… I guess I’m just trying to do the same and people enjoy that,” he suggests modestly.

Named by musical friends Her’s after his impeccable taste in milkshakes, Strawberry Guy upturns ‘bedroom artist’ perception, as each idea is crafted into a widescreen wonder where vocals tag-team instrumentals and countermelodies flourish within the Georgian walls of his Liverpool flat’s small space. “I want it to sound like I’ve squeezed an 80-piece orchestra into my room, and for listeners to wonder how all those strings got there,” he says. “Working on the 4-part harmonies, the orchestra became real; I began believing in myself.”

Imitating nature’s effect on emotion, like 70s songwriters, or the fantastical soundtracks accompanying vibrant scenes in the Japanese animated Studio Ghibli films and video games, landscape is brought to the fore. Monet’s picturesque Meadow at Giverny features as the album’s accompanying artwork – perhaps a reminder of the rural Welsh countryside views through his childhood home’s window; “I was inspired by how calm and peaceful the image felt. Its painted lines show real-life scenes in a magical way, which to me reflects my music.”

Just as the first Strawberry Guy EP Taking My Time To Be offered a slowing down for the soul, Sun Outside My Window is musically unhurried, written and recorded over 2 years. “Recording as a lone berry meant I could run with my emotions in the moment and deliver something true; it would have been an entirely different album had it been recorded in a studio,” he says.

Modern Classic? Only time will tell. For now this Guy’s happy-sad world is here to get the juices flowing and with, pandemic permitting, a US tour in 2022, life looks a whole lot sweeter. Until then, take it slow, be at one with the wilderness and remember, when life gives you lemons, swap them for Strawberries.

credits

released October 29, 2021

All songs written by Strawberry Guy
All songs performed by Strawberry Guy
All songs produced by Strawberry Guy

Backing vocals on ‘Company’, ‘Back On My Feet’ and ‘Believing’ sung by Hannah Brown
Saxophone on ‘Sun Outside My Window’ played by Luke Ledger
Mastered by Joe Lambert

All songs recorded in my bedroom

Meadow at Giverny by Claude Monet
Photograph © 2021 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Typography by Joanne Liu
Photos by Emma Lavelle

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Strawberry Guy Liverpool, UK

Impressionist music.

shows

Apr 23

Le Hasard Ludique

Paris, France
Apr 24

Le Botanique

Brussels, Belgium
Apr 27

X-tra Musikcafé

Zürich, Switzerland
Apr 28

Tsunami Club

Cologne, Germany
Apr 29

Paradiso

Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 1

Ideal Bar, VEGA

Copenhagen, Denmark
May 3

Prachtwerk

Berlin, Germany
May 4

Café V Lese

Prague, Czech Republic
May 6

Chelsea

Vienna, Austria
May 8

VooDoo Club

Warsaw, Poland
May 10

Control Club

Bucharest, Romania
May 29

Théâtre Fairmount

Montreal, QC
May 31

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre

Somerville, MA
Jun 1

The Ukie Club

Philadelphia, PA
Jun 2

The Atlantis

Washington, DC
Jun 4

Aisle 5

Atlanta, GA
Jun 5

Blue Room, Third Man Records

Nashville, TN
Jun 7

Texas Theatre

Dallas, TX
Jun 8

Parish

Austin, TX
Jun 9

Last Concert Cafe

Houston, TX
Jun 12

Bajo Circuito Multiforo Urbano

Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 18

All Points East

London, UK
Aug 18

Victoria Park

London, UK

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