Kris Williams is a hard-working Welshman. He first recorded with kaptainblack (whose 7″ “Drone The Queen Bee” single I actually have and enjoyed, but never really got into). Then there was Dirty Perfect, whose music I unfortunately can’t find an example of. And now there’s Eugene Francis Jnr, a whole new stage name for a whole new music.

They (yeah, ‘they’) are calling this Folktronica (was this already a genre name I never knew about?), which makes a lot of sense to me. You’ll probably like it if you like Bright Eyes, or Devendra Banhart - or Arcade Fire, or the Flaming Lips. Which I do. You know, I was just saying to the Mighty Tamboosh that I haven’t heard anything brand new lately that’s really gotten me interested. Eugene Francis Jnr has changed that - “Poor Me” and “My Own Pollution” are so stunningly beautiful and uplifting, it feels like the warm sunshine on a breezy spring day. Which is perfectly fitting, because his debut album, The Golden Beatle, will be released on April 28th - some music is meant for the summer, or cold winter nights, but Eugene Francis makes music for the hope of spring.

Listen to some tracks on EugeneSpace and pre-order The Golden Beatle at Legion Records.