{"id":22447,"date":"2025-03-06T17:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=22447"},"modified":"2025-03-06T17:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:51:45","slug":"sheldon-agwu-announces-debut-lp-kintsugi-and-shares-titles-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=22447","title":{"rendered":"Sheldon Agwu announces debut LP, Kintsugi<\/em>, and shares title track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Karolina Wieolcha<\/p><\/div>\n

We weren\u2019t familiar with Sheldon Agwu<\/a> up until recently but the London-based guitarist, producer and multi-instrumentalist caught our ears on first listen. He has announced the release of his debut LP, Kintsugi<\/em>, arriving on April 11th. While this will be his first full-length album, Agwu has been active in the London music scene for a while now performing, collaborating, teaching and also as musical director for known London venues like Jazz Cafe or XOYO. Kintsugi<\/em> takes its name from the Japanese art of pottery repairing without hiding the damage but highlighting it, thus embracing the beauty of imperfections. On the upcoming album, Agwu conjures that philosophy, believing that by accepting the imperfections of oneself and one\u2019s creativity, \u201cthe celestial begins to show itself, and so, quite organically the elements of the influences are made apparent.\u201d
\nDrawing inspiration from artists like Andrew Pekler, Jon Hassell, Rick Rubin, and Madlib, combined with virtuosic guitar-playing and a soulful flair, Agwu has created an absolutely beautiful, emotive and sublime album.<\/p>\n

To usher in Kintsugi<\/em> is the album\u2019s title track, a tantalizing hint of what’s to come. Take a listen now.<\/p>\n