UK Troubadour Roo Panes New Single Revealed w/ Clash, 'Paperweights' LP Drops 3/4

Roo Panes' sophomore full length effort Paperweights is an album of lush arrangements, blissfully hypnotic vocals and emotionally rich subject matter. "Where I Want To Go" is the second single to be released from the album, both of which are released on March 4th on CRC Music. "Where I Want To Go" sees Panes working with producer Chris Bond (Ben Howard) for the first time and sees him at his lyrical and vocal best; the song has a simple message - sometimes it's the journey and not the destination that counts.

Lead album single "The Original" has had support from BBC 6Music (Lauren Laverne) and BBC Radio 1 (Annie Mac and Phil Taggart) among others. Since releasing his debut full length album Little Giant in 2014 to critical acclaim, Panes has racked up in excess of 35 million plays on Spotify and over a million total YouTube views. He has been described by Uncut as a 'Britfolk pin up' whose music 'taps a deep well of folk heritage.' Q Magazine has said Panes finds 'a positive message in thoughts best left in the dark of night.' Offering a fresh, matured collection of songs, Paperweights was produced by Rupert Coulson (Portishead, Oasis, Robbie Williams).

Panes' upbringing in Wimborne, once home to novelist Thomas Hardy, proved more inspirational to his writing than any sessions in the company of a parent's record collection. The natural beauty of Dorset's open spaces - and those of the Lake District, a place he loves to visit - have become woven into the fabric of his craft. The peace, the silent solitude: it's here that Panes feels more alive with ideas. There's a pastoral warmth to his music that couldn't have manifested had its roots been laid within urban limits.

Panes is a succinct, honest craftsman who writes from a place of deep personal expression that resonates with universal truths and desires. His deep voice and timeless storytelling cloak his art in a classic sense that seems wise beyond his years.