The Proper Ornaments are an unashamedly guitar-driven band and the low-fi single ‘Purple Hearts’ is an absolute delight: a melancholic ramble infused with a sleepy bohemian rhythmic quality:
There’s a sparseness and a majesty in this song – simple yet loaded with feeling. The song is off The Proper Ornament’s forthcoming album ‘Mission Bells’ due out on 28 February 2020, and you can catch the band live as follows:
26.5. UK Leeds – Oporto
27.5. UK Edinburgh – Sneaky Pete’s
28.5. UK Glasgow – Broadcast
29.5. UK Birmingham – The Victoria, Birmingham
30.5. UK Bristol – The Crofters Rights
02.6. NL Amsterdam – Paradiso Amsterdam
04.6. FR Lille – La Bulle Café – Maison Folie Moulins/ Flow
05.6. FR Paris – Ideal trouble
17.6. DE Hamburg – Hafenklang
18.6. DE Berlin – Marie-Antoinette 19.6. DE Frankfurt – The Cave
03.7. UK Totnes – The Barrel House Ballroom
The Proper Ornaments are:
Max Oscarnold
James Hoare
Bobby Voltaire
Nathalia Bruno
Feature Photograph: Jeremy Jay
