Oliver Downes @ Old Acres, Wagga Wagga

Singer-songwriter Oliver Downes is thrilled to take his trio north this winter, for an intimate evening of song at Old Acres’.

Packing ‘soaring melodies and sharp wit in equal measure’ (Tone Deaf), his debut album ‘Ultraviolet’ (2016) took a leaf from artists such as Ben Caplan and Kate Bush, to offer a sweet blend of dreamy ballads and exhilaratingly kinetic tunes.

Oliver will be joined at Old Acres’ by Joshua Kreusler (electric guitar) and Jack Towers (drums), lending his instantly familiar chamber pop tunes a unique jazz inflection to chart a musical passage through the darkness into the light.

‘[Downes’] compositions and arrangements create nebulous, ethereal soundscapes, deftly woven by the tensile orchestration… Give your mind permission to wander' (The Music).