Freddie Dickson: Exit Game
(Self Released)
DL/Streaming
Out Now
Berlin-based British indie singer-songwriter Freddie Dickson returns with Exit Game, the first taste of a forthcoming new album due later this year, his first since 2019.
It’s been a while, 5 years in fact since we reviewed Freddie’s last EP, Idiot’s Dream here at LTW and chatted with him. Exit Game is a welcome return from the singer-songwriter, known for his elegant, dark indie-pop style. Initially emerging from the London scene in the early “twenty-tens”, his song Shut Us Down caught the attention of Lily Allen, leading to a deal with Columbia Records and the release of two EPs. After two and a half years, Freddie left the label to pursue his path as an independent artist, and in 2018 relocated to Berlin.
This saw the artist touring extensively around the country and building a growing reputation as a songwriter for other artists. He has written songs for the likes of German act Tokio Hotel, American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter Illenium and Austrian DJ and electronic music producer Ely Oaks at the same time as working on his own material.
The first release of Dickson’s new material he says is ‘inspired by the challenges of navigating the modern music industry, the song being a reflection on resilience and the value of the people who help keep you going’. Exit Game was recorded in Berlin with some of Freddie’s favourite local musicians and produced and mixed by the two times Latin Grammy Award winner Ainsley Adams.
If this is anything to go by, the forthcoming album should be a treat
Find Freddie Dickson via his website
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