Following his acclaimed debut album, which went Top 10 in the NZ independent album charts, Stretch prepares for recording Album #2. But given the current national/global situation, the project of making this album is now a moving set of plans...
One of those potential plans is recording the album on location in a suitable room in his local region of Hawke’s Bay. Stretch explains, ‘Although there are no full-time studios here, there is no shortage of amazing rooms, buildings and acoustic spaces. It could be that working to restrictions will see this album being made somewhere very different to a studio’.
Over 3 years of writing, constant touring and performing, including being selected to open for Elton John in front of a 25,000 strong audience, Stretch has developed these new songs and a new sound, alongside cellist Paula Sugden. ‘Her sound is incredible, she is playing a 300-year old cello, we’ve combined my folk/alt-country thing with her classical approach to create something special, we can’t wait to get it out there’.
Throughout the month of May, Stretch has partnered with NZ arts crowdfunding platform ‘Boosted’ to build the funds needed for this album. Boosted have an impressive track record of supporting and bringing art projects to life. ‘Well May is a pretty apt time to put the word out that there’s an album to be made and we’ll need some support to see it through, given what’s going on. Supporting local artists doing local projects couldn’t be more timely in NZ music month 2020’.
Stretch will be launching his Boosted campaign on Friday 1st of May. More information at:
https://www.boosted.org.nz/profile/5e26fdb40a7dbe1bb0ecf775