4th Time Around are an Americana band from Basel, Switzerland. Formed in 2005, the quartet made their name with a dark, expansive take on roots music – guitars and piano rubbing shoulders with banjo, mandolin, strings, horns and organ. At the heart of their sound are the contrasting voices of lead singers Tobias Hügin and Marc Givel – Hügin’s bright and hopeful melodies set against Givel’s deep, resonant voice, carrying a darker and more mysterious undertow.
Their first albums A MORNING PRAYER and LADIES & GANGSTERS established a sound somewhere between fragile folk noir and widescreen Americana, earning comparisons to Calexico, The Byrds, Tom Waits and Lambchop.
Now 4th Time Around return with YOU SAW IT COMING: eleven songs about loss, desolation, forgiveness and the stubborn hope that, after a long journey through the night, a new dawn may still be waiting. Or at least a good song.
