Until March 2020 West had spent the majority of the past 3 years pounding the pavement in the United States: touring, couch surfing, overnight buses to and from shows, sleeping in stations – good, bad and ugly shows and everything in between including dog attacks and a global pandemic outbreak.
‘A Folk Singer from Outer Space’ somehow offers some soothing solace for the current, permeating state of loss and isolation’ – American Songwriter
‘**** With his unique voice, storytelling and folk sensibility he could pass for a modern-day Neil Young’ – Courier Mail
His latest album Antarctica was written during a period after his father died from motor neurone disease. Produced by Allen Tate (San Fermin) in Brooklyn, NY and mixed and mastered by Tyler McDiarmid, it features a collection of songs that have proven to enthral audiences around the world with West’s forthcoming style and honesty behind his storytelling and music.
‘One of the best albums of 2020’ – Scenstr
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