Hotel Brown have secured a publishing deal with Reveal, a label, Publishing Company and Agency.

With close to forty widely distributed releases from the likes of:
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN
MADAM
LAU
KRIS DREVER
DAVE DERBY
THE NIGHTJARS
POPPY AND THE JEZEBELS
JON REDFERN
CHRIS WOOD
NELS ANDREWS

Check the website Reveal Records, or the myspace page Reveal on Myspace

Here's a couple of new reviews for the album!

From Fatea:

Hotel Brown are an oak that we've watched grow from a little acorn. The promising sapling of the early singles has grown into a magnificent and solid album. To flourish it needs good roots and you don't get roots that go deeper than well written songs. The crown stretches wide and high as tight arrangements and vocal dexterity takes those songs in and out of the darkness. "Do You See Devils" just sets the trunk quivering. With vocal duties shared between genders, Hotel Brown have so many options. The result is an album that constantly surprises and delights.

From Propaganda Magazine:

Built around the songs and excellent guitar work of Rory Garforth Hotel Brown marry west coast style harmonies to something a little darker. Describing themselves as "folk- noir", there are certainly themes here that fit that bill-Gently Johnny, the one non-original comes from The Wickerman soundtrack for example. The chemistry of the players works really well and has been captured with great skill by Keith Angel's production, which eschews any studio hocus pocus for as-itsounds singing and playing. With Niki Seegers, Emma Johnstone and Rory's voices weaving the spells, the soundscape is deceptively simple and the arrangements are at times astonishingly detailed. Most of the nine tracks are over five minutes long, giving scope to develop the atmospheres and textures. Anyone of the tracks could be picked and highlighted, but it's also a record that needs to betaken in one sitting, revealing its delights in slow rolling waves. An outstanding debut beautifully realised.

The new HB album is currently available from the following, instore or online:



Click here to purchase from Amazon



Click here to purchase from Virgin



Click here to purchase from HMV

Release date: 24-9-2007
Availability: available for pre-order
Number of Discs: 1
Catalogue Number: WAV001
Label: WAVELENGTH

Track Listing

1. Do You See Devils
2. Myth Moths Of Tender Love
3. Gently Johnny
4. Star Rover
5. Cold Comfort
6. Between The Lines
7. The Young Idealist
8. Vagabond For Beauty
9. Don't Look Back

Cheers

Hotel Brown xx

Heres a few live photos of ourselves and Tiny Little Secrets taken by Dan at Musoswire, cheers Dan!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wavelengthrecords/tags/fieldgatecentre/

HotelBrown appeared live on BBC Radio Hull just before thier performance at the Lamp last night. :

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Rory and Keith had a wonderfull day with John Astley (the who, eagles, ABBA etc etc etc) mastering the new CD. Very pleased with the results! John has an incredible set up and and fantastic ears. He really brought the best out of the songs. Highly recommended!! (god am i on ebay)

Bye for now! xx

Here's a CD review from Doils over at Independant Review!

Hotel Brown Cd Review (Independent Review)

From the moment I opened the envelope and removed the CD, it was immediately obvious that Hotel Brown have their act together. From the outset they set the bar high,
reeking of maturity and professionalism, and that's before you even press play.

Firstly, I listened to the 4 track EP, packaged in the quality of sleeve design you would receive from any major artist, then a full 9 track CD also enclosed.

The first thought that struck me was that I couldn't initially compare them to anyone. You may think that could be a marketing nightmare, but I would hope that the
catchy-ness of the music would dispel any reservations in that area. They are unique without being obscure, and I found them to be incredibly more-ish.

The signature sound of the band seems to be the fabulous 3 part harmonies. You don't often hear vocal arrangements like this these days, and would have to hark back
to the vocal groups of the 60's or the likes of Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell to hear anything similar.

Hotel Brown have strong flavourings of an "old school" folk band, yet with something more experimental.. not like the acoustic pop tunes we call folk these days, and they
are in the posession of a classic writing quality that would slot in easily along side the likes of Carol King, Patti Smith and the old hippy free thinkers of that era.

Hotel Brown are mature and intelligent. There is a wealth of talent amongst the performers which is evident not only in song writing and performance, but also in the
arrangements and production. The percussion and guitar work are subtly brilliant, the double bass is like curling up in a bed of velvet, and the contrast in the pure higher
pitched, and the lower Kirsty MacColl-esk vocals work incredibly well.

They are quirky and original in their ideas and make no attempt to conform to the mainstream, which totally works for them. They are not whiney and self indulgent,
but are the kind of music you want as you light your candles, pour your red wine and curl up with your lover.

There were a couple of things which didn't really work for me; The synth sound that weaves the sections together in Vagabond For Beauty, which I felt was a little incongruous sounding,...

Overall, Hotel Brown seem like a band who just enjoy being together and creating, and with that as your foundation, how can you fail?

You can contact Hotel Brown via www.myspace.com/hotelbrown, www.hotelbrown.co.uk or email them at info@hotelbrown.co.uk

Rory and Dave both have guitar lesson sites up

www.daveangel.co.uk
www.rorygarforthguitar.com

Take a peek!

Hotel Brown @ The Fishpond, Matlock Bath - 15.12.06

I have to confess that I wasn't really looking forward to an evening of Folk Noir in the company of Hotel Brown and friends and as I made my way to The Fishpond through driving rain , I almost turned back ( or at least into the nearest pub!)
As I arrived, soaked to the skin, my dampened spirits were immediately raised by the sight of a splendid stage set, all decked out with drapes, ornaments and lights like some decadent auntie's fantasy drawing room!
Singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Richard Masters took to the stage first with a set of songs reminiscent of such folk troubadors as Martin Carthy, Jacques Brel and Jake Thackray. Witty, satirical and darkly fascinating, possessed of a charismatic but good humoured stage presence - Masters is several cuts above and to the left of most purveyors (and pretenders) of the genre. In short – a natural.
Hotel Brown took to the stage (or was it the set?) after a short break. Apparently, this was their first gig for some months, but apart from the odd small and laughter-inducing mistake, no one would have known. This is a band that radiates good vibes from the stage, with all the band members being good friends, family members or lovers – or even both (you work it out, dear reader!)
Superb acoustic guitar work from Rory Garforth and Dave Angel served as an exciting backdrop to the delicious vocal harmonies of Emma Johnstone and Niki Seegers. It's rare to hear three part harmonies used in this context these days and you would have to go back to sixties groups like The Mamas & the Papas or even The Beach Boys to find an equivalent.
A trippy version of Gently Johnny (from The Wicker Man original soundtrack) featured Niki on vocals and sax. It was certainly given another dimension when sung in the first person, female…
Rory Garforth's original songs conjure up all manner of dream like imagery and are complimented by the empathic and sensitive arrangements of the musicians.
There is something very different and special happening with Hotel Brown. They freely admit that they exist in a world of their own, detached from current trends and fashion mores. Well - on a wet winter's night at The Fishpond, in a tiny little provincial backwater like Matlock Bath- the world of Hotel Brown was the perfect place to be. My only regret was that after barely an hour, it was all over and that I had to return to damp, cold reality.
Hotel Brown have a new four-track cd available now from www.hotelbrown.co.uk or free digital download from www.musoswire.com

Reviewed by Francine McAlistair

Review
Hotel Brown
17.12.06
The Circle
Worksop

By Frank Zipply

Acoustic Harmony Heaven
Over the past few years, a succession of new 'vocal harmony' bands have been feted by the national music press and radio, including The Polyphonic Spree and more recently The Magic Numbers. Unfortunately such acts often turn out to be nothing more than glorified indie bands with the odd bit of harmony thrown in for good measure.
Hotel Brown take the idea several steps further and in a different direction. Tonight's gig was billed as 'Folk Noir' – but despite the beautiful (Lautrec?) posters, it really is a bit of a misnomer for a band with such a range of eclectic influences and sounds. Hotel Brown could be described as an a cappella vocal group within an acoustic instrumental band. Three part harmonies from Niki Seegers, Emma Johnstone and Rory Garforth wrap themselves around poetic and moving songs. The band's performance is very big on dynamics (i.e. quiet and loud) and at some points it was possible to hear a pin drop. The band's sound is enriched by the superb guitar playing of Dave Angel and Rory Garforth who really do work as a kind of latter day version of the old Pentangle axis of Jansch and Renbourne and are complemented by Jim Lockey on double bass and Keith Angel on drum kit. At several points the whole sound became distinctly psychedelic; backwards-echo guitar effects mixing with Niki Seegers sensual alto sax put me in mind of 'Solid Air' period John Martyn.
At this point, it's worth mentioning the stage set in the gorgeous old cinema room, upstairs at the Circle. It looked as though as much effort had gone into the visual presentation as the music. Numerous candelabras, old style standard lamps, and silk drapes created the effect of an old style boudoir or intimate private salon-perfectly suiting the timeless feel of the music.
Hotel Brown make unusual and thought provoking music which is hard to pigeonhole and doesn't fit easily into today's pre-packaged music scene. But - maybe if you're brave enough to check out Joanna Newsome, enjoy the likes of Damien Rice and have a sneaking desire to be a psychedelic hippy-folkie, the lush sound of Hotel Brown will transport you to Acoustic Harmony Heaven.

Frank Zipply