C Duncan
Born and raised in Glasgow by two classical musicians, Chris studied piano and viola before taking up guitar, bass, and drums in his teens, eventually studying music composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After graduating he began work on his first album, writing and recording everything from home.
His Mercury-nominated debut Architect was released in 2015 and after a spell of touring the UK and Europe, he returned to his home studio and began work on his Twilight Zone inspired second album The Midnight Sun which was released in 2016 and shortlisted for Scottish Album of the Year.
He supported Elbow on their UK and North American tour which led him to record his third album Health at their studio in Salford with Craig Potter, which was released in 2019 and also shortlisted for Scottish Album of the Year. Now back in his "new and improved" home studio, Chris is working on new songs and soundtracks, as well as classical compositions. He is also a keen artist and paints all his own album artwork.
“We’re at the end,” sings C Duncan, playfully, as his new album opens. Don’t be fooled: endings are the spur for new beginnings on the fourth album from Glasgow’s classically trained multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. After the haunting raptures of Architect (2015), the Twilight Zone-inspired reveries of The Midnight Sun (2016) and the richly melodic Health (2019), Alluvium is a sublime palate-refresher for Duncan, brimming with revitalised fluency: a warming dispatch from the daylight zone, if you like.
Supple and serene, buoyant, and beatific, Alluvium moves at its own pace, evidence of an intuitive talent in unforced flow. Give it your time: who knows, it might be the start of something special.
Alluvium
“Sublime works of selfless love, C Duncan crafts ethereal fourth album.” Buzz Magazine - 4 Stars ★★★★
Health
“C Duncan takes a collaborative approach on his third album, creating a musical backdrop that's more dynamic than ever.” The Skinny - 4 Stars ★★★★
“It is a staggering portrait of a man willing to divulge his insecurities, his passions, his failures, and hold them up for the entire world to examine and devour. Three albums in, and his remarkable voice still dazzles as it did on his masterful debut, but now you actually might find yourself dancing to everything around it. That is indeed, unexpected.” PopMatters
“The brooding, hymn-like closer "Care" and the resplendent coming-out anthem "He Came From the Sun" hew closer to the sonic intimacy that was generated on 2015's Architect, but even they feel larger than life, signaling not so much a stylistic shift for Duncan, but a maturation of his ability to build worlds out of sound, and in his overall confidence as well.” AllMusic
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