Wren Hinds

Hailing from the small town of Ramsgate along the tropical east coast of South Africa, singer-songwriter and producer, Wren Hinds delivers a lush, textured and honest approach to crafting songs with a reflective lyrical sensibility that communicates deep profundity.

In 2021, Wren Hinds’ solo work caught the attention of British record label Bella Union (Fleet Foxes, M.Ward, Father John Misty, Beach House) and subsequently, the UK label has signed a record deal with the South African songwriter which will encompass the release of
all three backlog albums as well as future works by Hinds to be released on the Bella Union label.

Set between the Indian ocean and the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal, Hinds was raised in an artistic household and was greatly influenced by the works of his artist mother, his father and elder brothers who all happen to be musicians, as well as his uncle, a prolific poet and lyricist. It was in this environment that his inclination to music was enhanced and encouraged by his fathers song writing and recording in the ‘family studio’. The beauty and tranquillity of these surrounds combined with a familial synergy were to become an emblematic factor in the creative evolution of Wren Hinds.

From 2012 onwards, Wren Hinds had been building up a steady backlog of solo recordings
which never saw the light of day until the first Bandcamp release in the summer of 2018 of
Tragedy Hill, his debut full-length solo album. The album is a blend of a raw and intricate web of warm vocals, thoughtful lyrics and a simplistic layering of textures made up of the old family piano, an array of his favourite guitars and bowed strings, all recorded at his Durban studio.

In March 2020, while the world slipped into turmoil and uncertainty, Hinds self-released his second solo album, A Thousand Hearts, this time working closely with his uncle and lyricist, Keith Erasmus on two stand out tracks, ‘Sadness in the Wind’, and ‘A Thousand Hearts’.

In September of 2020, Wren Hinds goes on to release a seven-track EP, A Child’s Chant for the New Millennium, a handful of songs recorded in his childhood home, highlighted by yet another noteworthy writing union with Keith Erasmus on the opening three tracks.

In a relatively short career, all the while flying under the radar, Wren Hinds has proven to be a
prolific songwriter, producer and composer, and an artist well worth keeping an eye on.

Artist Profile: https://www.faberalt.com/wren-hinds
Listen to the full catalogue here: https://wrenhinds.bandcamp.com/
Record Label: https://bellaunion.com/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yOQXAuwEoA
Contact: wrenhinds@gmail.com