Bess Atwell unveils the stirring live video for her standout track 'Silver Fir'

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"What a cool, assured and lovely thing the second album from the Brighton singer-songwriter is. What marks her out is her ear for a phrase and music that can pierce the heart." METRO

“divine – an exquisite and delicate tribute to the insular comfort of the mundane"

THE INDEPENDENT - 5*****

“"English singer/songwriter Bess Atwell is quickly becoming one of the most exciting new voices in English folk. With luminous vocals and pastoral instrumentation, she recalls Laura Marling or Julia Jacklin’s folk style filtered through Lana Del Rey’s summery haze.” UNDER THE RADAR

"Bess Atwell is something special.The English songwriter's folk-textured indie pop has a quiet calm that is overwhelming, patching together gossamer melody with biting lyrics - CLASH

“With its luscious ripples of guitar and soft production surrounding Atwell’s crystalline vocals, it is an exquisite listen detailing a charming vignette of Atwell’s life with her partner.” RECORD OF THE DAY

“Like the first blooms of spring, Atwell’s latest single unfolds with serene ripples of guitar strings surrounded by her lush calming vocals, leading us to a track that has us reminiscent of Lana Del Rey and Phoebe Bridgers. Similar to her previous offerings, the track maintains the same fresh and unique sound she has displayed throughout her career.” WONDERLAND

Following the enormous reception she received for her recent album ‘Already, Always’ last year, which was featured in The Independent's 40 Best Albums Of 2021 and METRO’s Top 50 Albums Of The Year, as well as BBC 6Music crowning it Album Of The Day on release and b-listing the singles ‘Co-Op’, ‘All You Can Do’ and ‘How Do You Leave’, emerging singer and songwriter Bess Atwell has now unveiled the stirring live video for her standout track ‘Silver Fir’.

Performed at Firle Cricket Ground, where she also shot the visuals for Red Light Heaven, the new live rendition of ‘Silver Fir’ perfectly encapsulates her raw and powerful persona. With its smooth and stripped-back aesthetic that slowly swells as it plays, she unveils an elegantly placed live performance that displays the simple majesty of her shimmering work to date.

Speaking about the performance, she said, "We filmed this live version of Silver Fir back in the summer, at Firle cricket ground. We only had half an hour to get it done which resulted in a pretty intuitive performance from everyone involved.

“It felt natural to occasionally address the camera while I sang, which conversely seemed to make the video slightly more cinematic. I like how this was contrasted by the handheld filming style.

“I wanted to create a youthful, summery visual to contrast with the darkness of the song. We each wore the kind of outfits we might have worn on long summer days as kids."

Bess also recently featured as one of the artists selected by BBC 6Music's Steve Lamacq to perform as part of Independent Venues Week (other artists selected included Yard Act, Wet Leg, Franz Ferdinand), as well as performing two live stripped back tracks and an interview on his show. She also recently appeared on Craig Charles show for an interview about the album and her most recent UK tour.

Having just completed an extensive UK headline tour from November through February in support of the record, Bess has a busy run of festival dates later this summer:

See Bess Atwell at the following UK festivals:

Black Deer Fest - Sun 19th June

Somerstock Festival - Sun 9th July

Deer Shed - Sat 30th July

WOMAD - Sun 31st July

Green Man Fest - Fri 19th Aug

All Points East - Fri 26th Aug

Moseley Folk Fest - Fri 2nd Sept

Featuring the previously unveiled offerings ‘Co-op’, ‘All You Can Do’, ‘Nobody’, ‘Time Comes In Roses’, and ‘Red Light Heaven’, her album ‘Already, Always’ brings together the songs and aesthetics she has been channelling for some time. While on the surface some would see it as a break-up record, the album itself is more about the deeper relationships that many of us experience throughout our lives, and how brittle and disconnected they can become over time.

A release that focuses on loss, love, life, and death, Bess Atwell has taken the opportunity behind this album to create something that not only reflects who she is upon us, but also allows us to see ourselves in her.

There is comfort in the familiar. Yet it is precisely when we are most comfortable that we begin to ask questions. Artist Bess Atwell is full of questions: on life, death, love, loss… and how things that at first seem mundane become profound when looked at in a different light.

On her sensational album, ‘Already, Always’, Atwell offers one of the most assured records by a British artist in years. Released via Lucy Rose’s Communion imprint Real Kind Records, it focuses heavily on Atwell’s own experiences yet has a universal appeal – demonstrated already by the support from the BBC’s 6music, and millions of streams of Atwell’s earlier, self released, singles. “What I really care about is people listening to this album and saying, ‘God, I feel like I know her,’” the Brighton-based artist explains. “I wanted to illustrate, not just the romance in relationships, but that bit that comes afterwards.”

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