Karl Culley

Karl Culley (born 11 October 1979) is an English fingerstyle guitarist, songwriter, singer and poet. His percussive guitar style has drawn comparison to John Martyn, José González and Bert Jansch.

Biography Culley recorded his debut album with the British musician and producer Giles Perring, Bundle of Nerves, in an old school classroom on the Scottish island of Jura. Incorporating Perring's multi-instrumental abilities and the bass playing of Simon Edwards (Fairground Attraction, David Gray, Billy Bragg), the album was released to critical acclaim in 2010, MOJO magazine referring to it as an 'impressive début' and awarding it four stars. The Italian website Ondarock.com also lauded Phosphor, saying 'Phosphor is a valuable antidote to the poverty of inspiration and courage of many heroes of the indie singer-songwriter genre.'

Culley's fourth album, Stripling, was released on 27 April 2015. R2 (Rock'n'Reel) awarded Stripling four out of five stars, and compared Culley to Tim Buckley and John Martyn.

On 1 September 2018 Culley's fifth album, Last!, was released. Folk Radio UK commended Culley's first double album as 'an impressive and intimate collection of songs.'

In March, 2022, after a 2-year hiatus from making and performing music, Culley released the 5-track EP, Redshift.

In May, 2023, Culley released his 6th album, Stories Save Our Lives. The album was produced by Daniel Webster, who provided contributions on a variety of instruments, and features backing vocals from London-based artist Lettie. It was lauded by Hi-Fi News & Record Review, Folk Radio UK, and R2 (Rock'n'Reel), the latter calling the album 'a masterful collection from a stellar singer-songwriter.'

Discography 2010 Bundle of Nerves 2011 The Owl 2013 Phosphor 2015 Stripling 2018 Last! 2022 Redshift 2023 Stories Save Our Lives