Andrew Bradley

New music is always good to come across, it soothes the soul, and brings a warmth to the heart; being introduced to the magic that is Andrew Bradley, a Northumberland-based musician, does just that. It’s hard to think he’s been around for as long as he has, more than fifteen years, but he’s starting to spread his wings and, since the inception of a global pandemic in 2020, he’s ensured people remember him with the release of THREE EP’s and soon to be TWO albums – yes, he’s been busy. The type of music in which he releases, you’d be surprised really – there’s a crossover of sorts in there, but it’s very much worth a listen. Talking to him, shows how much he’s both done, and wants to do, telling ourselves at NE Online Magazine that: “I’ve been involved in some musical aspect for around fifteen years now,” admitted Andrew. “My dad used to play the guitar, and I just picked it up from him. “Playing was just a hobby for my dad, and I’d like to make something of it. “When I started, it was just myself and four mates, in a band really, and we gigged a lot, having fun, making a little money, whilst also playing at some busker nights at

the same places as Sam Fender. “That first band I was in, we just started drifting away from music, but I still wanted to be involved myself because you really do miss it after a while. “I was constantly gigging up until 2018, toured Scotland, played the O2 Academy, now, I’d like to get things moving forward and I’m looking at getting a band together for what is currently, my solo music. “Hopefully that’s something I can sort for next year; I won’t stop writing though as that, it keeps me focussed. “I began with releasing some stuff online, that was something like, six years ago now, as well as releasing hard copies, cd’s, but they can be difficult to sell at times. “There’s also been some single releases, then the three EPs that I released in 2020, prior to the albums, last year (Hypnoteyes) and this (Parasomniac).” What about the style in music, the topic, to some, may leave a lot to be desired; looking at the titles of his release alludes to just that with, prior to the recent album releases, those three Eps were entitled Outer Space, Shadow Puppets, and Monsters There is, as always, a reason behind the route in which Andrew takes with his music. “I do try to keep things similar,” continued Andrew. “The style of music I perform, and really, there’s no real reason for that, I just know, and feel, that they’re the more creative topics for myself. “I also feel that, over the past few years at least, my music is getting better because of it.” As for the music itself, the aforementioned, trio of EPs, and te soon-to-be, duo of albums, we asked him what, and how “The three EPs, they were all released in 2020,” explained Andrew. “They were all written and released during covid; I just picked up the guitar on the first day of the first lockdown, and started working on new music.

“At first it was difficult not performing in front of people, but I didn’t do any of your facebook lives or anything like that, I was just too busy writing and recording. “The first album, Hypnoteyes, it was also supposed to be an EP, but the writing kept going and it kept getting bigger. “I started with four tracks, and it tripled; I got impatient I guess. “There was a lot of momentum in 2020, and I’m just always doing something. “As for the album title itself, I read through the lyrics and changed one of the words to suit, that simple really. “Then, the second album, Parasomniac, it’s kind of opposite to Hypnoteyes, which is more happy, colourful, whilst this one is more dark, atmospheric, eerie. “I’ve felt that, because I’d done one album, then I could do it again, so this one was actually supposed to

be an album. “It’s not perfect though, to me, but I’m happy with it. “I’ve listened to each track though, like a thousand times, going back over it. “It’s rewarding as well, even if the theme of each of the songs are nightmares, sleep paralysis, and the like, and that’s how the title came about, a rewording of the lyrics.” Scheduled for release on Halloween, 31 October 2022, Andrew Bradley’s upcoming album, Parasomniac, contains the following, stunning, twelve tracks – 1) Silent Film; 2) Sleepwalking; 3) Paralysis; 4) Little Voices; 5) Acrobat: 6) Ghosts; 7) It’s Only A Dream; 8) Forever Haunted; 9) Clarity; 10) Oblivion; 11) Hallucinations 12) Your Euphoria Keep up-to-date with all things Andrew Bradley via his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Mynameisbradz and Twitter https:// twitter.com/MynameisBradz