Real Presence in NY

“[James] Milne [a.k.a. Lawrence Arabia] is one of the sharpest writers and arrangers in his field, and while the music is airy by design – because that’s what indie-pop is – Milne’s arrangements have real presence,” writes Michaelangelo Matos for Capital New York. “Wanderlust is [Lawrence Arabia’s third album] The Sparrow’s main recurring theme. ‘Travelling Shoes’ is about a boy who needs to leave his hometown: ‘He’s been yearning for a while … He gazes at the sky/ And a departure passes by.’” Milne next tours Europe, beginning in Dorset on 31 August playing at the End of the Road Festival. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.