Amber Arcades
Amber Arcades | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Annelotte de Graaf |
| Born | 15 December 1988 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Dream pop, Indie pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | Heavenly Recordings |
| Associated acts | Bill Ryder-Jones |
| Website | www |
Amber Arcades (born 15 December 1988) is the stage name of Annelotte de Graaf, a Dutch singer-songwriter from Utrecht.[1][2]
Biography[]
De Graaf holds a master's degree in law, and worked as an assistant for war crimes tribunals at the United Nations; as of 2016 she held a position "assessing the claims of refugees granted asylum in the Netherlands who are seeking to have their families brought over."[3] Her music career began when she self-recorded an album in New York City, funded by savings she had amassed since her teenage years.[3] Her output attracted the attention of Heavenly Recordings, which released her début full-length album, Fading Lines, in June 2016.[4][5][6] In May 2017, Amber Arcades shared their new ethereal track, ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ featuring Bill Ryder-Jones.[7]
Discography[]
- Amber Arcades EP (2013)
- Patiently EP (2015)
- Fading Lines (Heavenly Recordings, 2016)
- Cannonball EP (Heavenly Recordings, 2017)
- European Heartbreak (2018)
References[]
- ^ Review Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, MusicOMH
- ^ Interview in NRC 4 February 2016 in Dutch, visited 15 September 2016
- ^ Jump up to: a b Amber Arcades: the war crimes expert who funded her album working shop tills. The Guardian, 20 June 2016
- ^ Review, Pop Matters
- ^ Review, The Guardian
- ^ Review, The Skinny
- ^ Amber Arcades new track: ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ Get to the Front
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