Mr Hudson and the Library

Before Mr. Hudson began being seen regularly rubbing shoulders with Jay Z and Kanye, he had a band called Mr Hudson and the Library, whose wonderfully unique debut album, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ hit the shelves in 2006. The Library absorbed a wide range of influences, moulding them all into a hip-hoppy/reggaey/singer-songwritery concoction, simply branded by the band as folk-hop.

Throughout the summer of 2006, Mr Hudson and the Library were recording in The Toyshop, Musikbox and The Pool. Dave McCraken produced the Pool sessions, and Matt Foster and Ferg Peterkin shared engineering duties across all sessions. The band and Dave used The Engine Room to mix tracks.

Mr Hudson and the Library Releases

Mr Hudson and the Library - 'A Tale Of Two Cities'

Released 5th July 2007

In a time where it seems no artist's sound can escape descriptions of cross-genres, many have been waiting for someone to dare step away from the indie/electro realm and really broaden the horizons of 'musical mixture'. Mr Hudson and the Library should certainly make an impression with their efforts to do so, as debut album 'A Tale Of Two Cities' portrays a wonderfully multi-cultural image involving reggae, hip hop and more singer-songwriter aspects. Mr Hudson and the Library were making use of …

Mr Hudson and the Library - 'Bread And Roses EP'

Released 23rd October 2006

Mercury's Mr Hudson is 'a hip hop troubadour with a mecurial voice and a wonderful band [who] could well grow to become the UK's answer to Beck.' Mr Hudson and his bookish pals were in Musikbox, The Toyshop, The Pool and The Engine Room throughout the summer of 2006 where they recorded the Bread And Roses EP.…