Harp (Tim Smith, formerly of Midlake) - Albion

Released 1st December 2023

SK says: 'Coming some eleven years after he departedMidlake (who themselves have released two albums, almost ten years apart in the meantime) and recorded with his wife Kathi Zung, AlbionblendsSmith's familiar fascination with anglophile folk and pastoral prog with a distinctly shoegazey wall of reverb, pointing to exciting new possibilities in a timeless idiom.'

Bella Union are thrilled to release the long-awaited debut solo album Albion by Harp, the adopted name of Tim Smith, formerly the singer and principal songwriter of Texan legends Midlake, who is joined by his wife, Kathi Zung.

The road to Albion might have been long and winding, and bumpy to boot, but the music Harp has created is steeped in sublime melody, mood, drama and detail, its ten songs and two mood-matching instrumentals framed by a mesh of acoustic/electric guitars, soft shades of keyboards and Sm