REST NOW WEARY HEAD, YOU WILL GET WELL SOON.

Get Well Soon is the musical project and band founded by German multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Konstantin Gropper. Spending 3 years in his bedroom creating debut album 'Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon', Gropper's talent and abilities are slowly being noticed and appreciated across Europe.

The album, released June 1st in the UK on NUDE Records, is already tipped to be album of the year in many music journalists' eyes, something of which is completely understandable after just one listen. 'Rest Now, Weary Head!…' is one of the most refreshing yet bewildering albums I've heard in a long time. The amazing ability of this album to make classical, folk and electro walk hand in hand seamlessly is something to not only be respected, but also thoroughly enjoyed.

While the music is one thing, Gropper's frighteningly wide-ranging voice adds such depth and character to the whole ensemble; it's difficult to accept these sounds are coming from one man. His voice bears a Josh Homme-esque quality, at times also sounding like Johnny Cash, all wrapped up in complete baritone splendour.

Every single song on the album has something wonderful and wholesome to offer, but it's the slightly odd inclusion of a cover of 'Born Slippy' by Underworld that has to stand out as a true testament to this man's genius. Described by Gropper as 'the Smells Like Teen Sprit of the techno generation', the familiar and recognisable pulse of the original is completely stripped and replaced with delicate pianos and abrasive drums, leaving his version twinkling and pirouetting like a 1920's music box.

Enough bumming from me, check this out right now so in the future you can say with pride in your heart 'I heard this before any of you', as it would be a crime against nature for Get Well Soon to not go galactic real soon.

Download Get Well Soon - Born Slippy (Nuxx)
Download Get Well Soon - We Are Cannibal Corpse

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- Chris