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CMU Approved
Approved: Beam
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 25 March 2015
If you’ve come across Amy MacDougall before, it’s most likely as a collaborator of King Creosote. However, as Beam she is also building up a collection of songs that mark her out as a strong solo presence.
Brought to my attention by Song, By Toad, she plays folk songs layered by samples and loops, alongside traditional instruments, creating an atmosphere that feels close, almost conspiratorial, as you’re welcomed into a world that’s rich with layers but never overwhelming.
Her SoundCloud profile is stocked with a collection of finished tracks, demos and works-in-progress that are all worth your attention. But, for the time-pressed, from a new EP released in February, this is ‘Hex’:
