Autumn's Grey Solace is an American

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and

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duo from

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, United States. It consists of soprano vocalist and keyboardist Erin Welton and guitarist Scott Ferrell. They have released a total of seventeen albums (including 16 original albums and 1 best-of compilation) since 2002.

History

The band began recording their first album, ''Within the Depths of a Darkened Forest'', in 2000, and was released in 2002. Afterwards they continued to record and write new songs, and were signed to

Projekt Records Projekt Records is an independent record label established by Sam Rosenthal in 1983, the label focuses on darkwave, ambient, shoegaze, gothic rock, ethereal, dream-pop, and dark cabaret releases. History Projekt was founded in 1983 by Sam ...

in 2004. Later that year they released their second album, ''Over the Ocean'' on Projekt Records. In 2005 they released their third album, ''Riverine'' and in 2006 released their fourth, ''Shades of Grey''. On May 6, 2008, their fifth album, ''Ablaze'' was released. This album received very positive reviews and was advertised on the front page of Projekt Records' website. Their sixth studio album, ''Eifelian'' was released on February 8, 2011. Their seventh studio album, ''Divinian'' was released on October 2, 2012. Their eighth studio album, ''Monajjfyllen'' was released on December 13, 2014. Their ninth studio album, ''Windumæra'' was released on June 11, 2016, with high resolution downloads available at their bandcamp page. Their tenth studio album, ''Celestial Realms'' was released on July 1, 2017. Their eleventh studio album, ''Eocene'' was released on September 22, 2018. Their twelfth studio album, ''Englelícra'' was released on November 1, 2019.

Compilations

Autumn's Grey Solace contributed to Projekt Records' "Projekt Holiday Single No. 1" in 2004 with the song "Through The Snowy Trees". They also covered the song "Musica Eternal" by

Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance are a British-Australian band founded in Melbourne in 1981 by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, before relocating to London the following year. The Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance's style as "const ...

for the tribute album ''Summoning of the Muse - A Tribute to Dead Can Dance'' in 2005. ''Winterrim'' is a selection of songs taken from their albums ''Over the Ocean'' through ''Eifelian'', which was released on October 1, 2012.

Musical style and influences

Autumn's Grey Solace is primarily characterized as

and

, expanding on the sound of the pioneering bands

Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock music, rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981. In 19 ...

and

and featuring lush effects-laden guitars and expressive, layered vocals. They are also often compared to

labelmates

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and

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. Some of their material was classified and promoted by their former record label as

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and

shoegaze Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie rock, indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion (music), distortion and effects, a ...

, appealing to "fans of heavenly voices, shoegazer guitars and

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". The band has cited

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and

The Smiths The Smiths were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (musician), Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band's songwrit ...

as their main influences, while

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, and

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

inspired Erin's vocals.

Discography

* ''Within the Depths of a Darkened Forest'' (2002) * ''Over the Ocean'' (2004) * ''Riverine'' (2005) * ''Shades of Grey'' (2006) * ''Ablaze'' (2008) * ''Eifelian'' (2011) * ''Winterrim'' (2012) * ''Divinian'' (2012) * ''Monajjfyllen'' (2014) * ''Windumæra'' (2016) * ''Celestial Realms'' (2017) * ''Eocene'' (2018) * ''Englelícra'' (2019) * ''XIII'' (2021) * ''Therium'' (2022) * ''Cease to Exist'' (2023) * ''The Dark Space'' (2025)

References

External links

Scott Ferrell interviewed at OceanViewPress
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