Barton Hartshorn releases physical copies of folk album “Manchester Sun”

Barton Hartshorn grew up in the village of Barton Hartshorn, and he’s very proud of it. Growing up there provided him his musical inspiration, his first musical memories were provided by folk artists he heard down the local pub. After this, he fronted his band Dictafone, who’s last record was mixed in LA by Ken Scott who’s worked with the likes of The Beatles, Bowie, Supertramp and Lou Reed – quite the journey! Barton Hartshorn found himself unsure of where to go musically, so released his first solo project “Headquarter café” to a warm reception.

His latest album “Manchester Sun” is a step up for him musically. The album is a well-flowing offering that showcases many different sides of the singer-songwriter. Tracks such as “Georgetown” are infectious, but showcase a vulnerable side to Barton Hartshorn. Whereas tracks such as “Starter Kiss” are textually huge-sounding offerings.

Speaking about the album, he says: “As I was writing the songs I could tell that they’d need a different approach to the previous album. These were guitar-driven indie-folk tracks with an Americana overtone. There was a definite theme of missed opportunity in the stories within. Although I toyed with the idea of a purely guitar and vocal album, I knew that certain tracks would benefit from additional voices and textures. Some songs, like ‘In a House Overlooking the Sea’ and ‘Starter Kiss’, arrived late in the recording process but just demanded to be included! I certainly can’t imagine the album without them now…”

The album has also now been released physically:

Vinyl & CD: https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/259166 (international delivery)

Digital: https://orcd.co/manchestersunalbum