Revel in the dulcet tones of Dan Michaelson along with his coastguards at our monthly night Downstairs in Crouch End.

Dan Michaelson

Dan Michaelson is the singer of Absentee.The Coastguards is his new project and features guest apearances from some of the UK's most wonderful musician type people. The debut album "Saltwater" is out now.

"your ears naturally tune into Michaelson's skill at putting words to the parts of relationships that usually stay silent. The cruel asymmetry of romance is addressed exquisitely, recalling the grandeur of the Go-Betweens' Robert Forster" **** The Times

"impressive - comes on like Smog fronting the songs of Ed Harcourt" Uncut

"an intensely felt and sparsely drawn study of the beginnings and ends of relationships" **** Time Out

"Spellbinding, genuinely heartbreaking songs... " The Quietus

"a set of frighteningly good songs" **** The Stool Pigeon

"a voice deeper and darker than most extended overdrafts - Michaelson is on endearing poetic form" NME

"A perfect confection" **** Epoch Times

"an outstanding collection of quirky and bare to the bones songs " 8/10 Rocksound

"A complete killer" Artrocker


The Singing Adams

Solo project of singer and guitarist with the Broken Family Band, Steven Adams.

"folk songs that snarl" The Guardian