The Southampton-based project of musician and producer Brad Dorey, Lowhours have announced themselves through the release of debut single “Hemisphere”.
Having gained a number of years experience writing, producing and touring across the South Coast music scene, Brad Dorey decided to go to alone. A multi-instrumentalist & self-produced songwriter, Dorey had been developing a number of his own songs with friend and collaborator Ben Ysselmuiden. Dorey’s love of various artists and genres – ranging from Pond to Radiohead and Flaming Lips – shaped his approach to songwriting.
This can be heard on the trippy debut single “Hemisphere”. A lush, hypnotic track “Hemisphere” takes inspiration from psych-rock soundscapes and packages it into a dreamy, reflective piece of music. On “Hemisphere” Dorey embraces the instrumental ambience of Dungen and combines this with the experimental psychedelia of Unknown Mortal Orchestra to create a cerebral, atmospheric sound as familiar as it is complex.
Showing his multifaceted abilities, Dorey performed every instrument on the track himself with the exception of drums which was filled by Tame Impala and Pond drummer Julien Barbagallo. Reflecting on Barbagallo’s inclusion on the record Dorey commented, “His feel was in my head from the moment I wrote it (the track). Rather than try to emulate that, I reached out on a whim to see if he’d be open to playing on the song and he said yes!” While Dorey recorded and produced the song himself, “Hemisphere” was mixed by Max Goulding (Black Midi, Shame, Martha Skye Murphy), who’s expertise further elevates the track’s intimate textural detail.
“Hemisphere” is out now.