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Artist
The Dawdler
12+ albums
slowcorefolk
about
The Dawdler is songwriter John Edgar from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In outright contrast to the effervescent and heavy output from the bands he played in and lead over the past decade (including Okay Champ, EAT FAST and Nately's Whore Kid Sister), The Dawdler is the manifestation of Edgar's delicate and beautiful ambient music - work also imbued with a slo-core sensibility, conjuring a gently meandering mid-point between Grouper, Low and Codeine. ‘Keith In Ballachulish’ is The Dawdler’s debut album. Released May 10th, the album follows swiftly after the launch of the project on a snowy day in January 2019. Connecting The Dawdler's floating works to the sonic heft of Edgar's band-driven outpourings is a continuum of mournful sentiment and connection to narrative - crafting songs and tales based loved ones pervades throughout. “I live in a flat with walls and floors made of paper,” explain Edgar. “I hear the neighbours, they hear me. Over the last couple of years, when I write music I plug my guitar and microphone in, put my headphones on, and play and sing at a whisper… Some of the tunes were recorded entirely in my room of paper walls.” “It’s easy to feel completely alienated and alone when you see the world as totally impersonal, abhorrently superficial, violent, and selfish,” Edgar continues. “Escaping from this through alcohol and drugs, existing within an Agatha Christie novel or the world of Inspector Morse, fully immersed, detached from reality. Songs [from 'Keith In Balla
