Emerging Lanarkshire musician 'finds light' by sharing personal grief in second album

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A rising Lanarkshire musician says he is "really proud" of his forthcoming second album which explores themes of grief and hope following the death of his father.Michael Timmons releases 'The Lightness of The Dread' on Hamilton-based Gargleblast Records on January 28.The self-taught guitarist told Lanarkshire Live the concept of the album is a collection of songs around the theme of grief, as well as "finding the light within the dark".The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Processing things through music and songwriting is really helpful."It wasn’t necessarily a conscious thing, whenever I sat down to write songs it seemed like it was the only thing I could write about.

I hope the songs connect with some people in some way."Michael's music continues to exhibit a sparse, ethereal, angst-ridden sound that cuts deep to the soul.