Grow - Felix Hill

Felix Hill has released his 3rd single, 'Grow', you can listen on Spotify and it can be found on all digital platforms. To hear all his songs, 'Pale Moons', 'Streetlight Panorama' and 'Grow', go to his Spotify page.

They are all very different and 'Grow' reflects another of Felix's many musical influences. The topic, concerning the break up of a relationship, is a familiar one to most people.

From a very early age, Felix has listened to many diverse styles. I'm as likely to hear Frank Sinatra blasting from his room as I am the Arctic Monkeys, Declan McKenna or Rex Orange County.

I feel that 'Grow' highlights this very well. It has an 'old school' feel, which reflects his interest in Sinatra, Chet Baker, Wayne Newton and more recent artists, Michael Bublé and Bruno Major. There's no hiding place in the vocals for a song like this and I feel the depth of emotion Felix has achieved is way beyond his mere 17 years.

As with his other recordings, Felix plays all the instruments except the drums. These were recorded by the wonderful Maurice Cheetham.

Grow has already been performed live a number of times, with Felix's excellent drummer Ewan McDonough and is always very well received. Their next gig is on Saturday 14th March, Off The Square, Manchester, and tickets are available here.

Streetlight Panorama - Felix Hill

Felix has released his second single, 'Streetlight Panorama', a fast-paced indie-rock song, which reflects the current struggles that many people face, and tries to highlight the often-overlooked details of our society. The driving drums and the layering of instruments show the gradual change in our lives, with memorable and hard-hitting lyrics. The timing coincides with his gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, an established and well-respected venue.

Felix also plays all the instruments on the single, apart from the drums which were recorded by the fantastic musician Maurice Cheetham.


Streetlight Panorama is very different from Felix's first single, 'Pale Moons', and this highlights his diverse musical influences. Having grown up surrounded by music it is no surprise that he regularly listens to artists as varied as the Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender, Rex Orange County, Chet Baker, The Beatles, Bruno Major, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie and many more.

You can find Streetlight Panorama on all the usual digital outlets, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon etc.

Enjoy!

Pale Moons - Felix Hill the Nature/Nurture Debate Continues...

Back in 2007, I wrote a post called, 'Musicality and the Nature/Nuture Debate', where I looked at the musical skills of both our sons. It was interesting for me to look back at it, particularly due to current events.

Our youngest son, Felix, is now 16 and has just released a single. This is an achievement in its own right but he has done this completely on his own, lyrics, guitar, the whole song. Not only that but he also has many more all ready to record.

He only started playing the guitar 3 years ago and whilst he has dabbled in songwriting for much of that time it was only in the last few months that something 'clicked' in his brain and he started writing songs of high quality on a daily basis.

This started when he was revising for his mock GCSE's and continued throughout his actual exams some months later. He literally disappeared studying for 2 hours, came downstairs and wrote half a song then completed it on his next revision break. It was astounding to see and hear as the days and weeks went by.

Of course, both boys have grown up in a very musical background, they have not only heard Robin practice the guitar for many hours every day but also been exposed to music from many artists via the radio, CDs, vinyl and live performances. So we shouldn't be surprised at the interest both boys have shown in music.

But today is all about Felix, his first single is now available and more will surely follow.

Why not go and have a listen, 'Pale Moons' can be found on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, and many other digital outlets.