BLUE HORIZON WAS THE MOST PLAYED NEW ZEALAND ALBUM GLOBALLY ON INTERNATIONAL ROOTS RADIO STATIONS FOR 6 WEEKS, AS OF 15 APRIL 2023.

Paul Gurney

PAUL GURNEY IS A SINGER-SONGWRITER FROM AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

His new album Blue Horizon is available now.

NEW ZEALAND SINGER-SONGWRITER PAUL GURNEY HAS LAUNCHED HIS BRAND NEW ALBUM, BLUE HORIZON, A REFLECTION ON OUR EXISTENTIAL STRUGGLES AND THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

The album features 11 songs, written and performed by Gurney, an Americana and Roots music artist who has performed for many years as part of The DeSotos. Blue Horizon is the musician’s second solo album and it explores personal themes, developed in Gurney’s writing over the past few years.

FRAGILE

Track 3 from Blue Horizon.

SOMEPLACE ELSE

The opening track from Blue Horizon.

“SOMETIMES VICTORY LIES NOT SO MUCH IN CONQUERING THE GLORIOUS MOUNTAIN PEAK BUT IN SIMPLY HAVING SURVIVED THROUGH A FATAL AND DEADLY STORM.”

~ Hrishikesh Agnihotri

ALBUMS

PAUL GURNEY - BLUE HORIZON (2022)

PAUL GURNEY WITH THE DESOTOS - SHADOW OF LOVE (2017)

“Gurney – who at times resembles a more countrified take on Don McGlashan – deserves some time in the spotlight.”

- Gary Steel, Metro Magazine

The AGM - Unichord

THE AGM - UNICHORD (2014)

An acoustic roots project, live studio recording featuring Paul Gurney - vocals, guitars and blues harp, Richard Adams - violin and vocals, Stuart McIntyre - bass and vocals.

The DeSotos - Your Highway For Tonight

THE DESOTOS - YOUR HIGHWAY FOR TONIGHT (2011)

“For a new record it is haunted by the aesthetics and sensibility of music’s golden years.”

- music.net.nz

"New Zealand music at its best."

- Tony Moon, Weekend Sun Tauranga

The DeSotos - Cross Your Heart

THE DESOTOS - CROSS YOUR HEART (2008)

Selected by then National Radio music reviewer Manu Taylor as his New Zealand album of the year, and became the full soundtrack album for the Marcus Lush ‘South’ TV series.

"The voice is just genius... seriously the best vocalist I have heard in a long time"

- Manu Taylor, National Radio

VIDEOS