Pagan Wanderer Lu

About PWL



Pagan Wanderer Lu is a Cardiff based songwriter with an iconoclastic take on classic british songwriting, setting wryly witty lyrics to playfully experimental electro-pop tunes.



'In the world of big bland bands and groups trying so hard to sound like each other, artists like Pagan Wanderer Lu are a breath of fresh air.' - Huw Stephens - BBC Radio One



'Whether its Nintendo-folk, folktronica or Casio-coustic, it sounds like someone gleefully hammering together two pieces of a jigsaw that arent supposed to fit.' - Drowned In Sound



Records



Fight My Battles For Me - CD £8

includes 'Tree of Knowledge', 'Bridge of Sighs', 'The Gentlemen's Game' and 'Pockets in Shrouds'



European Monsoon - CD £10

includes 'Banish Negative Thoughts', 'Chemicals Like You' and 'Mona Lisa'



for more CDs visit the Pagan Wanderer Lu website shop.



'A warped genius, like Hans Christian Andersen as sung by Mark E Smith.'

'A man with a musical brain quite unlike any other' - Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales



'If, like us, you've got a soft spot for a bit of satirical genius backed by a damn good pop song, look no further.' - This Is Fake DIY



Video for 'Banish Negative Thoughts' single



Video for 'The Tree of Knowledge' single



Articles



'DiScover' feature on Drowned in Sound

Interview feature in Maps Magazine.

Live review on Artrocker.

Interview on Subba Cultcha

Interview with Blue Jumpers.



What the papers say



'Taking the art school dramatic of TV On The Radio and giving it a death march stomp, Pagan Wanderer Lu again astounds us with his vision, promise and sonic ability - never has something so miserable sounded so vital… ' - Subba Cultcha



'In a parallel universe somewhere (where there is less war and more wonky electronic pop), Repetition 2 has been number 1 for 8 weeks.' - Single of The Year - The Console



'The stinging guitar, crashing keyboards and freaky, mutated effects, all sound like the product of a number of wide eyed, e-number ridden children re-writing some mouthy folk songs.' - MapsMagazine.co.uk



'Like Graham Coxon's earlier and stranger solo material as covered by the Aphex Twin using only stuff he's found at car boot sales' - ManchesterMusic.co.uk



'Electro-tinged folk with a heavy pop heart at its core, with each beat another heart is broken.' - Subba Cultcha



'Wryly seething lyrics are married to lo-fi keyboards that smash up pop melodies and attempt to wire them back together in a skewiff fashion.' - Sweeping The Nation