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From Catford in South London, Rodney Cromwell is the electronic project of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica act Saloon who recorded three LPs and three BBC sessions, and was one half of acclaimed electronic two-piece Arthur & Martha.
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Rodney Cromwell's debut album 'Age of Anxiety? combined danceable rhythms with the chimes of toy instruments, and the bleeps and whistles of retro synths. It explored themes such as paranoia, despair, love, loss and depression while retaining an upbeat pop sensibility. The follow-up EP, 'Rodney's English Disco,' was released in 2018 and took his analogue synth sound in an often bleaker new direction. 2022 finally saw the release of a full second album, 'Memory Box,' which fused a European synthpop sensibility with a world of magical realism. Inspired as much by the literature of Alice in Wonderland, Franz Kafka and Anna Kavan as by its musical influences, the sonic pallet of 'Memory Box' is rich, colourful, often surprising and utterly unique
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Rodney Cromwell has been featured by a wealth of publications including NME, Electronic Sound, Huffington Post, Paste, Shindig!, Louder Than War, The Big Takeover, Magic RPM, the Bandcamp homepage and Mobile Musician magazine who featured him as their cover star. He has had national radio play in Japan, Finland, Germany and multiple spins on RTE in Ireland, on BBC 6 Music in the UK and RNE3 in Spain for whom he recorded a live session. He has twice featured in the Official Festive 50 on Dandelion Radio (with 'Barry Was An Arms Dealer' and 'Memory Box'). He was named 'Most Promising New Act' by ElectricityClub.co.uk and both albums were named in the albums of the year lists of Electronic Sound magazine (in 2015 & 2022) for who he also recorded a live session.
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Live he has supported acts including Pram, Marsheaux, Death & Vanilla, Rowetta, Steve Davis, A Flock of Seagulls and in 2022 he toured with Blancmange. He has played Festivals including Threshold, Indietracks and Madrid Popfest.
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In Summer 2023 Rodney will be making his first full UK headline tour and releasing a new single - the live favourite - 'Exercise Class.'
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Rodney Cromwell's sound has been compared to the 70' and 80's synthpop made by the likes of Kraftwerk, OMD, Section 25 and New Order, as well as to contemporary 'retro futurists' such as those on Ghostbox Records. His lyrical sardonic wit has been compared to John Grant.
Hailing from Catford, Rodney Cromwell is the project of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel’s Festive 50 & recorded three Peel Sessions) and one half of electronic two-piece ARTHUR & MARTHA (acclaimed by the likes of NME & The Guardian).
The debut LP ‘Age of Anxiety’ evoked a classic synthpop sound while still being forward looking and fresh. Motorik rhythms combined with melodic bass lines, the chimes of toy instruments, and the bleeps of retro synths within a lo-fi pop aesthetic. It explored themes such as romantic despair, love, loss and panic but still remained upbeat and uplifting.
The album found crossover appeal gaining Rodney Cromwell media coverage from the likes of NME, Electronic Sound, Huffington Post and Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music and RNE3 in Spain. At the end of 2015 Rodney Cromwell featured in 25 'Best of' lists and was named 'Most Promising New Act' by The Electricity Club. 'Barry was an arms dealer' featured in the 2015 Official Festive 50 on Dandelion Radio.
The live set incorporates analogue synths, tailor-made video visuals and live instrumentation backing up Rodney’s blissful tunes and ‘offbeat wit’. In 2015 Rodney Cromwell made an incredibly well-received festival debut at Indietracks and, with his band and knackered synths, is now taking his melodic electronic pop to new audiences. He has made festival appearances in the UK and in Spain at Madrid Popfest and has supported the likes of Marsheaux, Death and Vanilla and 'snookerstar DJ' Steve Davis.
An EP of all new material 'Rodney's English Disco' is scheduled for release in May 2018 to coincide with a UK Tour.
Read MoreHailing from Catford, Rodney Cromwell is the project of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel’s Festive 50 & recorded three Peel Sessions) and one half of electronic two-piece ARTHUR & MARTHA (acclaimed by the likes of NME & The Guardian).
The debut LP ‘Age of Anxiety’ evoked a classic synthpop sound while still being forward looking and fresh. Motorik rhythms combined with melodic bass lines, the chimes of toy instruments, and the bleeps of retro synths within a lo-fi pop aesthetic. It explored themes such as romantic despair, love, loss and panic but still remained upbeat and uplifting.
The album found crossover appeal gaining Rodney Cromwell media coverage from the likes of NME, Electronic Sound, Huffington Post and Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music and RNE3 in Spain. At the end of 2015 Rodney Cromwell featured in 25 'Best of' lists and was named 'Most Promising New Act' by The Electricity Club. 'Barry was an arms dealer' featured in the 2015 Official Festive 50 on Dandelion Radio.
The live set incorporates analogue synths, tailor-made video visuals and live instrumentation backing up Rodney’s blissful tunes and ‘offbeat wit’. In 2015 Rodney Cromwell made an incredibly well-received festival debut at Indietracks and, with his band and knackered synths, is now taking his melodic electronic pop to new audiences. He has made festival appearances in the UK and in Spain at Madrid Popfest and has supported the likes of Marsheaux, Death and Vanilla and 'snookerstar DJ' Steve Davis.
An EP of all new material 'Rodney's English Disco' is scheduled for release in May 2018 to coincide with a UK Tour.
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