Melting Vinyl dedicated to bringing creative artists to Brighton & Kent

Melting Vinyl presents
A.S. Fanning + Figure in the Half Light at The Folklore Rooms on Thursday 19th March
Doors 7.30pm. Start: 8.00pm
Ticket prices: £14 in advance with booking fee / £16 on the door
Age restrictions – 18+
Seated

Running Order:
19.30 Doors Open
19.30 – 20:00 DJ Figure in the Half Light
20:00 – 20.30  Figure in Half Light
20.30 – 21.00 DJ Figure in the Half Light
21.00 A.S. Fanning

Leonard Cohen-esque introspective indie folk-rock and psychedelicia.

A.S. Fanning is an Irish songwriter whose music fuses the introspection of indie folk with the expansive weight of alternative rock and psychedelic music. Marked by layered textures, melancholic atmospheres, and his resonant baritone, his songs confront themes of dread, mortality, and uncertainty. Drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Scott Walker, Fanning transforms unease into hauntingly beautiful soundscapes, blending acoustic intimacy with subtle electronic flourishes to create a voice that is both timeless and distinctly his own. A.S. Fanning’s latest album Mushroom Cloud earned widespread acclaim in the UK, praised for its sweeping atmospheres and unflinching lyricism. Hailed in the press as a career-defining work, it secured him recognition as Songwriter of the Year 2023 in Far Out Magazine and cemented his reputation as one of Ireland’s most compelling voices.

His upcoming album Take Me Back to Nowhere was shaped by disorientation, fracture, and a fascination with the unstable nature of reality. Written while housebound with a broken wrist, the album reflects both physical limitation and creative paralysis, where endless words became overwhelming chaos. Inspired by sci-fi authors like Ursula K. Le Guin and J.G. Ballard, the songs explore how imagination bends reality, how anxiety reshapes the world into surreal, isolating landscapes.

Due to illness, Baby Gem have had to cancel their support slot. Figure in the Half Light is now supporting. 

Figure in the Half Light is the moniker of Brighton based songwriter Charlie McConnochie. A captivating and intense live performer, McConnochie combines rich, intricate songwriting with a palette of dark and moody electronic sounds. As a DJ, expect dreamy, fractured songs of dark and light. FFO: Nick Cave, PJ Harvey and Jarvis Cocker
Expect dreamy, fractured songs of dark and light, reaching for wholeness and carving a path through the bleakness.