Ebony Lamb

Ebony Lamb writes with a poetic voice and a vivid, surrealistic intimacy. The New Zealand singer-songwriter and photographer released three critically-acclaimed albums with her former band before embarking on a solo body of work, produced by Bic Runga & Kody Nielson and released on Nadia Reids boutique label - Slow-Time Records. Ebony has supported international and national acts such as Tiny Ruins, Marlon Williams, Beth Orton, Rodriguez, Reb Fountain, Lawrence Arabia and more. Find her here: https://linktr.ee/ebonylambmusic

PRESS FROM PREVIOUS WORK
Audioculture article on Eb & Sparrow https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/eb-sparrow

5 STARS DOM POST / 4.5 STARS NZ HERALD / 4 STARS LISTENER

Finalists for NZ Country Music Album 2016 & NZ Country Music Song 2016

“Not often do I come across a Kiwi band that with a single album moves from one to watch, to leaving every other contender in its wake. This is it.” DOM POST

“This is the sound of your new favourite band” Simon Sweetman

“an extraordinary showcase of originality and musicality, which stands out in the current New Zealand landscape" Barry Saunders, Warratahs

“a depth and power that, in places, is equal to any current big name, from Gillian Welch to Cat Power” Tom Cardy, DOM POST

“whole-hearted, deep-hued, visceral tales in the Americana-country-folk-blues vein, with such beautiful warmth and fragility you're hooked from the first glide of lap steel to the last soaring vocal phrase” Lydia Jenkin, New Zealand Herald

"Ebony Lamb is blessed with more than just a poetic name. She has the voice of woodsmoke and honey” Nick Bollinger - NZ Listener

"cinematic Western themes, rustic folk and dreamy Americana on its debut album, weaving a many-hued tapestry that is held together by the songwriting and vocal strength of frontwoman Ebony Lamb" Shane Gilchrist - Otago Daily Times

“a singer of brooding soulfulness and coiled constraint” Graham Reid - Elsewhere