I Am Oak is the creative output of Utrecht-based musician Thijs Kuijken. Warm and soothing songs with an acoustic guitar and vocal backbone, complimented with strategically placed layers of colourful vocal harmonies, banjo, bass, organ and minimalistic beats. In 2011, I Am Oak won the Dutch based 3VOOR12 Award for best album for their 2011 release, Oasem The single 'Palpable' has been featured on several occasions on BBC 6 Music on the Lauren Laverne show, first played on 3rd May 2012