Reuben Hollebon is a Norwich-born musician from Norfolk whose songs are intense and direct, with an emphasis on intimacy rather than grandeur. His writing is often associated with the bleak coastal landscape of the county, and his work repeatedly returns to shifting scenery, place and the people nearby.

Style and themes

Hollebon’s music reflects the atmosphere of a small town near the Norfolk coast. The songs are described as stark and uncompromising, with a strong sense of landscape and a recognisably British ambiguity running through them. Rather than building toward scale, his work focuses on close detail and mood.

Notable songs

Tracks including Seven and Home are singled out as examples of his concern with changing environments and the edge-of-an-island setting that shapes his writing.