Cosmo Sheldrake
An English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer, Cosmo Sheldrake's penchant for crafting quirky, loop-driven sound collages, inspirational and often nonsensical lyrics, and recording found objects in unusual environments invokes They Might Be Giants by way of Syd Barrett. Operating with a kitchen sink-style musical arsenal that includes banjo, loop station, keyboards, double bass, drums, penny whistle, sousaphone, and accordion, just to name a few, Sheldrake's musical journey has been one of innovation and idiosyncrasy. He released his debut full-length album, The Much Much How How and I, in 2018 and continued pushing the boundaries of Baroque pop and folktronica on subsequent efforts Wake Up Calls (2020) and Eye to the Ear (2024). Sheldrake has not only performed regionally and internationally, touring as a solo artist and supporting like-minded pop provocateurs like Johnny Flynn, the Sussex Wit, and the Gentle Mystics, but also composed music for film and theater, showcasing his versatility and talent.
Born in London to parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake and voice teacher Jill Purce -- his brother Merlin is a successful author and biologist -- Sheldrake's music career began in earnest in 2013 after traveling to New York City to perform at a TEDx event and later studying vocal improvisation with Bobby McFerrin. He released his debut single, "The Moss," a year later on Transgressive Records. His debut EP, Pelicans We, arrived the following year. 2018 saw the release of his first long-player, The Much Much How How and I, which included the charting single "Come Along," featured in an advertisement for Apple's iPhone in the U.S. and U.K. Two years later, he issued Wake Up Calls, a set of songs composed from field recordings of endangered British birds. Sheldrake paid homage to the ocean on the 2023 EP Wild Wet World and parsed the "urgency and possibilities of our times" on 2024's full-length Eye to the Ear.
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I Threw A Rock Into The Sea
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 26 Nov 2018
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Run Rings Right Wrongs
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 13 Sep 2018
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Owl Song
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 3 May 2019
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Egg and Soldiers
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 12 Jan 2018
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Pliocene
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 27 Jul 2018
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Nightingale Wake Up Calls
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 22 Apr 2020
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Hocking
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 16 Oct 2018
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The Drip: EP
Matthew Herbert, Cosmo Sheldrake, Yann Seznec, Crewdson
Dance - Released by Accidental Jnr on 20 Jul 2018
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Mind of Rocks
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 21 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo