Since the release of 'Oh My Darling', his debut heart slapping record , Michael Llewellyn has been nose to the ash. 'Raspy & Poetic', his vulnerable and smoky melodies take you on a journey that is both honest and raw.
"... one minute you're on your feet lost in the groove and in the next, he lays you straight back down with a slow one".
Accompanied by his explosive backing band, 'the Darlings', and fresh off a hot run of packed out theatres & mainstage festival slots, Michael Llewellyn is ecstatic to present his first ever Nationwide tour.
Nine shows throughout the motu, along with bands: Mini Simmons, Juno Is, Mystery Waitress, Violet Hirst and others... - May / June /July - TICKETS at UNDERTHERADAR -
"From tracks, Mikaela, who becomes everyones breakup girl, to the addictive Whangamatā..." Llewellyn's debut record 'Oh My Darling' is a "Dramatic novella with words at the centre and the music swirling around the narrative" - This punchy and comforting piece of work has since enabled him to build a solid grassroots following.
Llewellyn opens and invites you into his heart. Sharing in his battles with love and pain, a seriousness can be felt throughout his work, "It was an emotional journey... as if we sat down together and he read us his diary." Backed with deceptively laid back grooves and crunchy guitars, "there is bare-hearted grit in the crafted lyrics that share intimate and confessional storytelling from Michael Llewellyn's life."
"Recorded in his shoebox bedroom – carpet drenched in guitar leads and off cuts – his voice pours out, rough and relatable." Michael Llewellyn and the Darlings are quickly setting themselves apart from the Aotearoa indie scene. Whether it be intimate and seated or sweaty and loud their live show will tug at your mind and soul. Catch them at any one of their nine shows along the 'OMD Diaries NZ tour' or look out for the single 'Kauri tree' dropping at the end of this year.
