Solomon Crook Reveals Stunning 7-track EP 'Beneath The Morning Tree'

New Zealand's Solomon Crook has today unveiled his latest body of work, a 7-track EP titled 'Beneath The Morning Tree'. Written over the last 4 years and featuring previously released singles 'Sunrise', 'Bread', 'Woman' & 'Too Strung'; 'Beneath The Morning Tree' is a collection of 7 songs that unveil his deeply personal story of relationship, family and his immediate observations of the world around him.

Opening up with the bright, uplifting single 'Bread', Solomon sets the tone early for the EP with some goosebump-inducing vocal melodies - lyrically, a piece that "captures quiet moments of presence and the gentle beauty found in simplicity." Songs like 'Woman,' 'Sister,' and 'Sunrise' open a window into Solomon's inner world - his deep bonds with family and those closest to him. With these tracks, everything is laid bare - a raw and open reflection of Solomon's connections and the people who shape who he is.

'Get Woke' is a true highlight from the EP and an outlier lyrically, with Crook commenting the track "steps back from the personal and casts its gaze outward. It adopts a wider lens - observing, reflecting, and holding up a mirror to the collective. It invites introspection and questioning, pointing to the importance of individual sovereignty in a world where it's easy to be carried by the tides of culture." 

Recorded over a week  during the winter of 2023, Solomon was joined by producer Neil Macleod and visual director Oscar Keys (Kirin J. Calinan, Broods, Daily J) during the recording of 'Beneath The Morning Tree', all hunkered down in Tekapo, a quiet town in the South of New Zealand. Here they stayed in Oscar's family cabin from the 70's - recording music, capturing moments, lighting fires, sharing meals, going for walks, icy swims and the occasional target practice.

Although the recording process was reasonably brief, the songs on 'Beneath The Morning Tree' have stuck around with Solomon for a few years now - smouldering and changing, while Solomon focused on returning to the heart of his songwriting. 

"This project began over four years ago, sparked by a quiet longing - for deeper connection, for more honesty in both myself and my songwriting. It felt like a return to where it all started: just me, my guitar, and the act of writing. Stripping everything back, I found space to sit with the bare bones of a song, to listen closely to what needed to be said. What unfolded was a gradual peeling back - layers of vulnerability, truth, and clarity. And within that honesty, I recognised something unmistakable: this was my story, told in the only way I could tell it." SOLOMON CROOK

Releasing music since 2018, Solomon Crook has seen widespread support for his previous releases. With 3 million streams to his name, including 2 million for his debut single 'Love Juice' and 20,000 for EP singles 'Bread' & 'Sunrise'; 12k monthly listeners; radio play from Radioactive FM (NZ), BFM (NZ), Radio Control (NZ), RD1 (NZ) and Radio NZ; previous supports for The Teskey Brothers and Amy Shark; and appearances at festivals such as Bay Dreams, Soundsplash and The Otherside Festival; Solomon Crook has been hitting career milestones in quick succession over the last few years. 


'Beneath The Morning Tree' 

'Bread'
'Too Strung'
'a beginning/an end'
'Women'
'Sister'
'Get Woke'
'Sunrise'