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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Eye To The Ear
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 12 Apr 2024
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The Much Much How How and I
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 6 Apr 2018
Qobuzissime24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wake Up Calls
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 18 Sep 2020
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Wild Wet World
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 26 Apr 2023
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No. 3
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 8 Mar 2022
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Pelicans We
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 6 Apr 2015
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The Moss
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 14 Mar 2014
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Galápagos (Original Series Soundtrack)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 13 Dec 2019
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Come Along (Edit)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 12 Oct 2017
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Orby / Prefusify
Cosmo Sheldrake, Andrea Vargas
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 13 Oct 2019
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Wriggle (Mr Jukes Edit)
Cosmo Sheldrake, Jack Steadman
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 21 Mar 2018
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Beech
Cosmo Sheldrake, Robert Macfarlane
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 5 Nov 2020
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Wriggle (Edit)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 9 Feb 2018
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The Woods
Cosmo Sheldrake, Erin Robinsong
Folk - Released by Tardigrade Records on 9 Jun 2017
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Stop The Music
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 17 Jan 2024
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The Much Much How How and I (Deluxe Edition)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Transgressive on 6 Apr 2018
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Old Ocean
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 22 Feb 2024
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Interdimensional
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 22 Mar 2024
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In Berlin
Cosmo Sheldrake, Deep Throat Choir
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 13 Jul 2018
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Bathed In Sound
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tardigrade Records on 29 Mar 2023
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