Amber Arcades

Amber Arcades (born 15 December 1988) is the stage name of Annelotte de Graaf, a Dutch singer-songwriter from Utrecht.[1][2]

Amber Arcades
Amber Arcades performing Benjamin
Background information
Birth nameAnnelotte de Graaf
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Utrecht, Netherlands
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
GenresDream pop, Indie pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
LabelsHeavenly Recordings
Associated actsBill Ryder-Jones
Websitewww.amberarcades.net

Biography

De Graaf holds a master's degree in law, and worked as an assistant for war crimes tribunals at the United Nations; as of 2016 she held a position "assessing the claims of refugees granted asylum in the Netherlands who are seeking to have their families brought over."[3] Her music career began when she self-recorded an album in New York City, funded by savings she had amassed since her teenage years.[3] Her output attracted the attention of Heavenly Recordings, which released her début full-length album, Fading Lines, in June 2016.[4][5][6] In May 2017, Amber Arcades shared their new ethereal track, ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ featuring Bill Ryder-Jones.[7]

Discography
  • Amber Arcades EP (2013)
  • Patiently EP (2015)
  • Fading Lines (Heavenly Recordings, 2016)
  • Cannonball EP (Heavenly Recordings, 2017)
  • European Heartbreak (2018)

References
  1. Review, MusicOMH
  2. Interview in NRC 4 February 2016 in Dutch, visited 15 September 2016
  3. Amber Arcades: the war crimes expert who funded her album working shop tills. The Guardian, 20 June 2016
  4. Review, Pop Matters
  5. Review, The Guardian
  6. Review, The Skinny
  7. Amber Arcades new track: ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ Get to the Front


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