Introducing: Alan Pownall

Alan Pownall is apparently one of the year's most hypable artists according to the people at Hypem.com. If, however, you find yourself staring at the name blankly, like I did, then here's the skinny... Pownall first picked up a guitar in 2004 when he was still at art school and, two years later, with only a handful of songs to his name he was personally invited to tour with Adele. After a disastrous outing, which knocked his confidence, he picked himself back up, determined to improve his songwriting and guitar playing and soon found himself playing gigs with numerous rising stars including Florence and the Machine, Jack Penate, Laura Marling and Noah and the Whale. His music is very easy going and simplistic in style, which isn't a criticism (much of The Beatles' catalogue could be classed as simplistic), and allows for more scope for his voice to dominate the record. Check out the video for 'Take Me' at the bottom of the page to get more of an idea.A

Now with work on his debut album pretty much wrapped up he's set to hit the road throughout February in order to take his music across the UK. You can catch him at the following venues:

7 Feb - Louisiana, Bristol
8 Feb - Camden Barfly, London
10 Feb - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, London
11 Feb - Lee Rosy’s Tea, Nottingham
12 Feb - Liquid Ship, Glasgow
13 Feb - Nexus Art Café, Manchester
14 Feb - Adelphi, Leeds
16 Feb - Glee Club, Birmingham

http://www.myspace.com/alanpownall