NZ indie-folk troubadour Solomon Crook returns with ethereal new single ‘Too Strung’

The single is a part of a 7-track EP titled ‘Beneath The Morning Tree’ set for release on the 3rd of July.  Recorded over a week  during the winter of 2023, Solomon was joined by producer Neil Macleod and visual director Oscar Keys (Kirin J. Calinan, Broods, Daily J), all hunkered down in Tekapo, a quiet town in the South of New Zealand. Here they stayed in Oscar’s family cabin from the 70’s – recording music, capturing moments, lighting fires, sharing meals, going for walks, icy swims and the occasional target practice.

Although the recording process was reasonably brief, the songs on ‘Beneath The Morning Tree’ have stuck around with Solomon for a few years now – smouldering and changing, while Solomon focused on returning to the heart of his songwriting.

“This project began over four years ago, sparked by a quiet longing – for deeper connection, for more honesty in both myself and my songwriting. It felt like a return to where it all started: just me, my guitar, and the act of writing. Stripping everything back, I found space to sit with the bare bones of a song, to listen closely to what needed to be said. What unfolded was a gradual peeling back – layers of vulnerability, truth, and clarity. And within that honesty, I recognised something unmistakable: this was my story, told in the only way I could tell it.” SOLOMON CROOK

‘Too Strung’ is accompanied by a music video from Oscar, filmed on a super 8 during their time in Lake Tekapo – capturing all the vast natural beauty and camaraderie from the sessions.

“We arrived in Tekapo without a fixed plan – just a Super8 camera in hand and a willingness to follow wherever the moment led. The bach, tucked away in its quiet charm, held a stash of old winter clothes from the ’70s, and we leaned into the nostalgia, making use of what we found. The video was never about perfection, it was about presence. About capturing the kind of moments where connection feels effortless. It reflects where we are right now: a time marked by openness, shared energy, and the quiet kind of joy that lives in the in-between.” SOLOMON CROOK