Quinn Oulton - Alexithymia

DeepMatter

£21.33

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: DM012
Barcode: 8785260876023
Release Date: 27 May 2022
Genre: Alternative / Pop / R&B

180g black vinyl

Quinn Oulton’s debut album ‘Alexithymia’ is a deconstruction of the struggle that many young men face when processing and expressing strong emotions. It takes the form of a linear story, pieced together from many moments of emotional intensity Quinn has faced throughout his life, existing within all types of personal relationships. This is a project that sees the stylistic and textural experimentation from his previous work fuse into a powerfully creative, personal, and emotive sound, channelling the albums title name: ‘Alexithymia’ is the inability to recognize or describe one's own emotions.

The album was written, performed and co-produced by Quinn Oulton, and it includes tracks featuring Moses Boyd and Genevieve Artadi.

“My album ‘Alexithymia’ dissects events from different relationships, whether family, friends, or romantic, presented as a single story from start to finish. Obsession, frustration, passion, false hope, grief, self-pity, helplessness, and acceptance are all part of this story.

I wrote it in this way because I was trying to work out why I connect so much with sad or melancholic music, and I realised that maybe listening to that music was filling a hole that I didn’t know I had. It was comforting to hear somebody process their own troubles outwardly when I didn't feel I had a way, or even a reason, to do so myself. Writing the album has been an extremely therapeutic process as I've been able to seek out difficult parts of my life that I'd buried because I couldn't process them at the time.

I think a lot of people, particularly men, struggle to recognise and process their own emotions. It makes it very hard to share them with others, and it’s something that needs addressing to allow for healthier relationships with other people and yourself.”

Alexithymia Album campaign schedule:
Single 1: Royalty - 20th Jan
Single 2: Better - 24th Feb
Single 3: Clashing Colours (feat. Moses Boyd) - 31st Mar
Single 4: Far Away - 5th May
Album: Alexithymia - 27th May

PR / Radio teams in key territories: UK
PR: Lucius at Copacetic PR.
Radio: Jay Cox at On A Plate.

Radio play from:
• BBC R6 - Huey Morgan
• BBC R6 - Gilles Peterson
• BBC R1 - Jack Saunders
• BBC R1 - Sian Eleri
• BBC R 1Xtra - Jamz Supernova
• BBC R 1Xtra - Jamz Supernova EP of the week
• BBC R2 - Jamie Cullum
• vBBC Intro London - Jess Iszatt
• WorldWide FM - Gilles Peterson Basement Session
• WorldWide FM - Papaoul
• Soho Radio
• Many more radio plays and press reviews / features.

Press support from:
• Metal Magazine
• Soul Food for The Kids
• Orm, Tokyo
• Stan Island
• With Guitars
• Find Your Sounds
• ColoRising

Previous playlist support: 26+ editorial playlists
• Spotify; Off-Pop, Butter, Jazz UK, State of Jazz, New Music Friday UK, Just Dropped, R&B UK, Riffs & Runs, Fresh Finds UK & Ireland, Nightcap, Team Sunshine, All New Jazz, Jazz Crossover
• Apple; Smooth and Easy, Vol de Nuit, Jazz Scene: UK, On The Corner, New in Alternative, ALT CTRL, Relaxing Drive, Wildflower
• TIDAL; Rising: Indie/Rock
• Deezer; Late Night Soul, 50 Shades of Soul, The Lounge, Brand New UK,

Brand partnerships:
IKEA - Home Festival
BOSS RC-600 Loop Station - Promo video

Track-list:
A1 - Remember
A2 - Better
A3 - Royalty
A4 - Clashing Colours ft. Moses Boyd
B1 - Far Away
B2- Next Time
B3 - two six ft. Genevieve Artadi
B4 - Never
B5 – Running