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Evocative alt-indie-pop due MAVEN GRACE expand on the widespread acclaim of their debut album Sleep Standing Up with a sweepingly cinematic live show. Having attracted early support from luminaries such as Bryan Ferry and Radiohead, Maven Grace continue to entrance with songs variously acclaimed as elegant(Mojo), stunning (Line Of Best Fit) and heartbreakingly beautiful (Arts Desk). A lush, elegant, uncanny and timeless world unto itself, Maven Graces second album Surface With A Smile reinvents the notion of what we call dreampop, with stately, widescreen dimensions and narratives that span the vividly enigmatic and the deeply personal. Their music stands outside almost any comparison - at a pinch, the triangulated space between Goldfrapps debut album Felt Mountain, Roxy Musics final album Avalon and Scott Walkers late-60s orchestrations. The band have also harnessed a starry cast at the top of their game, underlining Surface With A Smiles opulent dynamic. Reprising prominent roles from Maven Graces debut album are co- producer Chris Merrick Hughes (Tears For Tears, Adam & The Ants) and bassist Charlie Jones (Goldfrapp, Robert Plant). New additions are drummer Clive Deamer (Portishead, Radiohead) and album mixer Sam Petts-Davies (Radiohead, The Smile, Michael Kiwanuka, Frank Ocean) alongside Bryan Ferrys in-house engineer Simon Willey.