{"id":10276,"date":"2015-04-23T16:18:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T15:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2015-04-28T15:11:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:11:41","slug":"meet-the-april-maze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/04\/meet-the-april-maze\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The April Maze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/img_4246.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/img_4246.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The April Maze are indie duo Todd Mayhew and Sivan Agam. The pair formed 7 years ago in Melbourne and leapt into the spotlight in 2012 when their second album, &#8216;Two&#8217;, a collection of stripped back covers\u00a0went global, gaining 70,000 plays in the first week of release and featuring\u00a0in the top 100 favourite new releases on\u00a0Spotify,\u00a0alongside Lana Del Ray &amp; Birdy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">Having conquered Britain with\u00a0rave reviews, national airplay and\u00a0sell out shows, the duo have secured London-based management, and are now taking their music to the next level, as they prepare to release their third studio album &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">Sleeping Storm<\/span><i style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">&#8216; <\/i><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">later this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">With their beautiful harmonies and roots firmly planted in folk music, &#8216;Sleeping Storm&#8217; has more of prog-rock feel than &#8216;Two&#8217;. Chelloist Sivan&#8217;s\u00a0soulful folk vocals have been likened to Cass Elliott, whilst Todd&#8217;s impassioned vocals and spirited banjo and guitar playing, gives their music a sound reminiscent of the streets of 70s San Francisco.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">&#8216;Sleeping Storm&#8217; was produced by Tim Carr, who has worked with Matt Corby, Gurrumul, Mark Ronson, JayZ, and Flea, at 301 Studios Sydney, and was crowd-funded by dedicated fans of the duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">&#8216;Sleeping Storm&#8217; by The April Maze is due to be released on 4th May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">For more information about The April Maze and details of how to purchase &#8216;Sleeping Storm&#8217; visit their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaprilmazemusic.com\/#\">Official Website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exclusive interview with The April Maze coming soon to Essentially Pop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">Watch new single &#8216;I&#8217;ve Seen The Rain&#8217; taken from the album &#8216;Sleeping Storm&#8217; here:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qpZvFgX8e9w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><span style=\"line-height: normal; 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