Architect is the debut LP from Glasgow’s considerable new talent C Duncan, whose previous singles (all present on Architect) enjoyed high praise across press and radio. The album was written and recorded alone in his Glasgow flat on a bedroom studio setup, gradually adding each layer and each instrument one at a time, building up the breadth of the pieces. As a composer, he is classically trained, graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – another influence clearly visible in his songwriting, in its fully-formed textures and meticulously crafted arrangements.
The son of two classical musicians, Christopher was drawn so persuasively to indie and alternative music and playing in school bands as a teen that he added guitar, bass guitar and drums to his existing repertoire of viola and piano, studying all five instruments at the same time. The cover art for Architect, a detailed and stylised aerial view of a Glasgow side street, was created by Christopher himself. A skilled and accomplished artist, his work has been exhibited at galleries around Scotland
“Hauntingly pretty, intricately arranged…Will blow you away with its awed
atmosphere and reverential sense of rapture…Exquisite and unearthly.” The
Guardian (band of the week)
“Breezy and intricately arranged…a nimble piece of work that cascades around
you like a mirage in a hot desert” Stereogum “C Duncan takes the
heartstring-tugging abilities of his label mates and wields them in harmony-
laden, acoustic fashion” NME