HOUSE OF HATS 2010-2014

“Love your album”.

- BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO 2

“Noddy credits Kuszewski with fusing the harmonies which have gained House Of Hats comparisons with Fleetwood Mac and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

“He comes from a gospel and soul background,” explains Noddy. “He had the ability to bring our harmonies together. That came from him.”

- DOMINIC SMITH ,THE ARGUS 2014.

BIOGRAPHY

House of Hats was a Brighton based Pop/Folk quartet comprising of four songwriters and artists in their own right, making music together from 2010-2014.

In their first official touring year in 2012 alone, House of Hats played over 120 shows securing a headline slot at The Emerging Artists tent at Cambridge Folk Festival as well as establishing a regular Sold-Out residency in Brighton called the ‘Harvest Sessions’. The Band founded the night so as to create a home to perform to their loyal fan-base whilst showcasing talent the band encountered on the road.

Their highly praised debut album ‘This Love’ was produced by Grammy award winning producer Pete Smith (Sting, Joe Cocker, Sheryl Crow) and was released across Europe and in the U.S. As well as BBC Radio2 airplay and shout-outs from Bob Harris and Zoe Ball, Q Magazine commended the band's "vocal pyrotechnics" and "harmonies cascading into, over, through and beneath one another," while Acoustic Magazine called it "just the stuff to hum along to," and asks if it could be "just the kind of music we all need?" The band toured in the U.K, across Europe as well as the East coast of the U.S in support of the album's release home and abroad.

Other key achievements include: Support tours – ‘Larkin Poe’ U.K, ‘Will and the People’ U.K. and Holland / Music Sync - "Across the Universe" was featured in the film Common People, which was spotlighted at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival / Key performances at - BBC Introducing, Juice FM, Ronnie Scotts (London), Secret garden Party Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Komedia (Brighton), Effenaar Concert Hall (Holland), Tivoli Concert Hall (Holland), Hill Country Live (Washington DC), World Café Live (Wilmington Delaware),Hill Country Live (New York).

MUSIC VIDEOS

“House of Hats are blessed with a member called James, who has animated their video for ‘This Love’. It’s an acoustic, wistful number perfectly complimented by the sparse pallet and style of the images.” - SUPAJAM MAGAZINE 2012

LIVE PERFORMANCE

"House of hats your set was stunning. Such harmonies. Stayed with me.”

- Zoe Ball Radio 2 Twitter/Cambridge Folk Festival

"House of Hats live session here at the BBC was certainly one of the highlights of our 2013 series".

- Phil Jackson, BBC introducing

GALLERY

PRESS

- Q MAGAZINE

“Hushed Brighton folkateers' debut.”

“House of Hats revel in complex simplicity, with harmonies cascading into, over, through (and on Home is Where the Heart Is, beneath) one another. But behind vocal pyrotechnics that suggest a younger Crosby, Stills and Nash, there's a solid songwriting heart and the production by Pete Smith (who ensured Sting's Dream of the Blue Turtles wasn't wholly mired in jazz) transcends any folk cliches. They're at their most exhilerating on No Man, but their real calling card is tenderness: it abounds here. “

3/5 Stars

Suggested downloads: Close to Me, No Man, Home is Where the Heart Is - John Aizlewood, Q Magazine, April 2014

- HUFFINGTON POST USA

"House of Hats resonates musically with melodies both fresh and familiar… the band that brings lovely lyrics to warm, sincere acoustic-based songs flavored by heavenly harmonies." - Michael Bialas, Huffington Post USA, July 2014

- SUNDAY EXPRESS

House of Hats album 'This Love' 3/5 Stars

''A Brighton quartet whose often dazzling close harmonies sugar-coat some extremely incisive songs. The title track This Love, Right Behind You and Gold are all excellent and in Noddy they have a female singer whose rich tones recall the great folk singer Beverly Martyn.'' - Martin Townsend - Sunday Express

- UNCUT MAGAZINE

"SOULFUL DEBUT FROM ANGLO FOLK-ROCK HARMONISERS - 7/10 Stars.”

“The title cut and opener is a love call delivered in swooning, Fleet Foxes-esque harmonies; a sparkling chunk of psych folk.Cult status and a soundtrack call. Its an engaging debut that showcases crafted songs and fine male/female vocals in harmony and counterpoint. Its gentle mid-Atlantic acoustica, with a bit of Western gallop like "Rivers Will Run" which is well-served by producer Pete Smith, who keeps things simple and bright. A welcome arrival.” - Neil Spencer, Uncut, April 2014

-ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE

“Treading a well worn path between the harmonies of Fleetwood Mac and Crosby Stills and Nash, this Brighton quartet come up with the kind of strummy acoustic tunes that are the delight of mid-afternoon DJs the world over; inoffensive, easy on the ear and just the stuff to hum along with whilst you clean out the hamster cage. But by the time they dig in with 'River Will Run', a driving piece of Americana with the kind of chord progression that will be the envy of struggling songwriters everywhere, it's obvious there's something more to this crew than initially meets the ear. The influences are obvious; with its thudding drum beat the moody 'Joanne' could easily be a Bon Iver outtake. Maybe this could just be the kind of music we all need?” - Julian Piper, Acoustic Magazine, March 2014

- ALTSOUNDS

“Harmonically rich, passionate folk”.

- FOLK RADIO

“Both musically and lyrically This Love stacks up as a work of surprising complexity, beautiful playing and sublime singing.”

- POPMATTERS

"With cross-cutting vocal harmonies and menacing purity, This Love is a cohesive statement by a band that is a welcomed voice in a genre of acoustic clutter."