Tall Tales From A Distant Uncle

by Marouli

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Joe A buys records Subtle pastels of jazz with pop sensibilities overlayed by a voice as sonorous as Paul Buchanan or Frank Sinatra. Songcraft and production that deserves to be heard. Favorite track: Where Do They Go.

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1.	Let Her Go 03:47	buy track
2.	Shane 03:49	buy track
3.	Thoughts On A Thursday 03:12	buy track
4.	Where Do They Go 04:21	buy track
5.	I'll Keep On Running 03:25	buy track
6.	When You're Afraid 04:00	buy track
7.	The Boy With The Stone In His Shoe 04:20	buy track
8.	Fumblin' 03:45	buy track
9.	Strange But True 04:19	buy track
10.	Can't I Dream 04:10	buy track

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Manchester five-piece band Marouli, led by successful musician and composer Graham McCusker, the record, which has beautiful stories woven throughout, pays homage to Billy Connolly’s storytelling tradition and was created after Graham beat leukaemia.

Marouli’s self-composed debut record draws elements from blues, rock and throwback pop, creating a cinematic sound that is classic yet fresh.

Graham McCusker said: "I wanted each song to be a ‘tall tale’, as Billy Connolly would say, so a little miniature moment of time and tale being told in each song.

The album includes the highly-anticipated debut single Let Her Go, a classic tale of love, anger and how we can, as humans, forget how meaningful friendships are. Other standout tracks include Shane, an upbeat bluesy track that follows the life of the titular character, I'll Keep On Running, a dramatic and mysterious track about the breakdown of a relationship and Fumblin’, a track about falling for someone which is floaty and dream-like.

“I also wrote the album for personal reasons - I have now had cancer twice in my life, two different kinds, and in fact I am shortly due to finish radiotherapy. In the quieter, more difficult moments I have been writing music. Marouli is now that outlet of this music for me and I want to take it as far as it possibly can go.

“The album was able to be recorded thanks to my Gran leaving a little bit of inheritance to me to get it off the ground initially so it is also in memory of her.”

Playing alongside the five band members on the album are musicians Nicholas Lockewood, Harry Fausing Smith (Tom Misch, Lissie, Chloe Foy), Thomas Fripp (Big Society, The Specials), Robin Mullarkey (Zero 7, Jacob Collier, Paloma Faith etc) and David McCaffrey. The album was recorded at Angelic Studios near Banbury and at Hope Mill Studios in Manchester.

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released October 28, 2022

Lead Vocals & Piano - Graham McCusker
Keyboards - Alex Hill
Bass - Nick Waldock
Drums - Xavier Winton ⁣⁣
Saxophones - Josh Poole
Elec. Gtr & Strings - Harry Fausing Smith
Ac. Gtr. - Thomas Fripp
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Producer, Mixing, Guitar, Percussion - Robin Mullarkey
Assistant Producer, Backing Vocals - David McCaffrey
Engineer - Matt Brown
Assistant Engineer - Adele Phillips ⁣⁣
Tape op. - Luke Gibbs
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Lyric contributions - Peter Quinn, Joey Dexter & Johnny McAuley
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Album design - Paul Hemmingfield
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Recorded at Angelic Studios & Hope Mill Studios
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Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios

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Marouli Manchester, UK

Songwriter Graham McCusker and keyboard player Alex Hill met when they were postgraduate students at the Royal Northern College of Music back in 2018. With the addition of three college friends, the lineup was complete, and Marouli was born.

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