BILLY GARDNER & FRIENDS 'LAST OF THE NATURAL LIGHT' ALBUM LAUNCH

“Last of the Natural Light” is the debut album and collaboration project from Billy Gardner & Friends. Recorded sporadically over the past five years, the project began as an attempt to finish a collection of half-written songs, before evolving into a standalone body of work with its own distinct style and sound. The record balances atmosphere and melody with an instinctive warmth, expanding beyond traditional rock music, but without ever abandoning it. There is a distinct influence from the Baroque Pop arrangements of Lee Hazlewood, folk rock earworms of Neil Young, the glitter stomp of T-Rex, the atmospheric soundtracks of Morricone and Moroder or early Eno, but these influences feel less like reference points and more like building blocks.
 

Backed by a band of some of the finest players in town (Jake Robertson, Mitch Campleman, Rowena Lloyd, Jamie Harmer & Alannah Sawyer), Billy Gardner and Friends will perform songs from “Last of the Natural Light” with various guest vocalists and instrumentalists.