11/09/2024
DAVID HEDDERMAN
Friday, September 13th
With support from The Next New Low.
Delighted to welcome Berlin based David Hedderman to Prim’s to perform songs from his outstanding album ‘Pulling at the Briars’
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Over the last twenty years, Dublin-born and Berlin-based artist David Hedderman has cultivated an impressive career as a visual artist with his vibrant style of portraits which often feature beautifully textured and captivating backdrops for his figures to exist within. Hedderman’s striking idiosyncratic style seamlessly translates in his songwriting, as demonstrated in his dynamic and deft debut album, Pulling At The Briars. These ten multi-faceted compositions are sensitively layered with sumptuous and sweeping instrumentation. Its tonal palette is enhanced by a rich palette of emotive guitar melodies, soft percussion and wistful flourishes of pedal steel, piano and violin. These beautiful soundscapes are endlessly inviting, each return drawing audiences closer towards the many aspects of his artistry.
Recorded live over five-days in Sonic Studios, Dublin, Ireland, Pulling At The Briars was produced by Conor O’Brien (Villagers), Hedderman’s close childhood friend and former bandmate in The Immediate. The atmosphere conjured during the recording sessions was amplified by the potent cast of collaborators featuring Peter Broderick, David A. Tapley (Tandem Felix), Cory Blair, and Aidan FloatingHome, each of whom add rich flourishes to the expansive material.
Of the recording sessions for Pulling At The Briars, Conor O’Brien says: “Something magical happens when musicians spend thousands of hours playing together: there appears some kind of unspoken synergy that could never be replicated were it not for that sacred backlog of shared creativity. It was heaven to be behind a drum kit again, providing a backbeat for my old pal and his new band. I think Dave has made something special here.”