Hemi Hemingway & the Snowflakes are headin' north to play at the sweetest little bar in Hastings, the Common Room, joined by this galaxy's favourite witchfolk, Double Ya D & the Cosmic Hags.
$10 on the door
Doors open from 7:30pm
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HEMI HEMINGWAY
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yla541s3AnBSCbGe02k56?si=4MBKtCpDRn-mxxhVzTxcMA
DOUBLE YA D & THE COSMIC HAGS
https://soundcloud.com/doubleyad
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In 2020, after tip-toeing around the idea of a solo project like this one for a while, an experiment with a four-track recorder led Shaun Blackwell to strike the match that would ignite Hemi Hemingway and result in ‘The Lonely Hunter’. A glittering six-track ode to sixties pop, Hemi Hemingway takes his cues from both classic and contemporary influences, harnessing the power and romanticism of The Shirelles and The Walker Brothers, as well as the grit and sparkle of Sheer Mag and Shannon & the Clams. Over the past four months, Hemi has been living again in NZ, collecting Snowflakes for his backing band and putting the final touches on his debut album. Live, Hemingway is a heartsick crooner stood centre-stage dressed all in black, his voice unwavering atop the soothing sparkle created by his Snowflakes who surround him dressed all in white.
“The debut EP from this New Zealand-born, London-based artist (aka Shaun Blackwell) is a solid six-song set offering a modern, noirish take on ‘60s girl-group pop and related styles, combining atmospheric guitars and keyboards and occasional sax with his lilting croon and wistful melodies” - Don Yates, KEXP New Music Reviews
