Alabaster DePlume w/ guests at The Tractor Tavern

Gus Fairbairn, aka Alabaster DePlume, has a pocketful of phrases that he uses all the time whether hes walking down the street or holding court with musicians and an audience. For a long time the Mancunian would tell anyone whod listen that they were doing very well. More recently, its another phrase which has a similar effect and which belies his unwavering commitment to personal vulnerability and collective politics: Dont forget youre precious.A process that is people-first not product-first ensures that the music is unique; often gem-like. Alabaster DePlumes songs are built on sonorous circular melodies and luminous tones that transmit calmness and generosity in warm waves unless theyre raging against complacency and the everyday inhumanity of end times capitalism...

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Gus Fairbairn, aka Alabaster DePlume, has a pocketful of phrases that he uses all the time whether hes walking down the street or holding court with musicians and an audience. For a long time the Mancunian would tell anyone whod listen that they were doing very well. More recently, its another phrase which has a similar effect and which belies his unwavering commitment to personal vulnerability and collective politics: Dont forget youre precious.A process that is people-first not product-first ensures that the music is unique; often gem-like. Alabaster DePlumes songs are built on sonorous circular melodies and luminous tones that transmit calmness and generosity in warm waves unless theyre raging against complacency and the everyday inhumanity of end times capitalism. Most importantly, he brings a valuable transparency to his work. This is what Im really doing, he says. I want to talk about why Im doing this, and how Im doing this.

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