The Boy Who Trapped The Sun

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun is the solo project of Scottish singer-songwriter Colin MacLeod, who comes from the Isle of Lewis. Before adopting the project name, he performs in Aberdeen bars, including sets of Deep Purple covers, and then moves to London to continue as a solo artist.

His early work is released through Chess Club. His first EP, Home, is issued by the label, and on that release and his debut album he writes, co-produces and plays all the instruments himself, apart from the strings and female vocals. His songs draw on home, Hemingway, ghosts and former relationships, and he presents them as unusual, sometimes dark stories.

The project follows an incident in which he breaks his guitar and knocks himself unconscious on stage, after which he focuses on changing his approach and developing his solo career.