Buswell as a musical entity has existed for a few years now, starting out as Shaun Buswell's solo project with the album Proudness, and growing into a core 4-piece act who use pianos, drums, bass, guitar, voices and samples to make a heady mix of provocative, intense pieces and introspective lullabies.  Live and on record, they work with a variety of other musicians and draw inspiration from folk, drum’n’bass, indie rock, hip-hop, funk, classical, post-rock, surreal cinema, warm and cold memories, and anything else that can be touched and played with.
 
The live show takes in both dancing and crying, and can be described as an open attempt at honesty (which probably explains the schizophrenic genre-hopping of the band).  They like to push themselves, and enjoy experimentation.  Without it, we'd probably all still be listening to Gregorian chanting.
 
As well as performing live, Buswell also write music for films, and have worked on a variety of shorts and independent feature films, including Kinetic Frame's Better Late and US Comedy Port Washington.
 
Their debut single, Let Me Love came out in early 2006 and was heard on various radio stations including XFM and BBC, and the video was on MTV's Americana playlist. In April it was number 1 in Amazon's HOT 100 CD chart.
 

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