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Introducing: Robert Chaney

• 26th Jan 2015

With his nasal Paulo Nutini-meets-Jack White drawl and the dancing elegance of his rootsy finger picked guitar lines, it looks like Florida native Robert Chaney could be a songwriter to keep an eye on.

You can check out the video for ‘Patch It Up’ below – the first track taken from ‘Cracked Picture Frames’, his bristling full-length debut.

“The record almost didn’t happen,” recalls Robert. “After moving from Florida to London, I didn’t know anyone. I thought I was going to have to get into the open mic grind. So I went to one and showed up late and they put me on last.”

With songs full of the sort of creaking cantankerousness that allowed Tom Waits to so artfully slit open the underbelly of American life, there’s a similar magic hinted at on Chaney’s material that makes him an intriguing prospect for the future.

Tense, dark and emotive songwriting from a talented newcomer: