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New Album..........
Recording for the new album Arrival Time is reaching its’ final stages. I always find it interesting at this stage of the recording process as songs start to take on a life of their own with extra notes seemingly creating themselves through the overall sonic sound.
A few highlights are the title track and album opener developing into a tour de force, Eyes In The Dark - a drum based story of teen angst played in an Ultravox style & The Man With No face - about as melodic a tune that I’ll ever write.
I decamped to Devon in May, partly as a dog walking / pub hunting break, but also to finish off the lyrics for the album. Whilst there I visited the disused airfield at Upottery, posing here (right) with an Anti Aircraft Gun which was used in WW2 and also shown in action during the Band Of Brothers mini series a few years ago. The gun and the general history of the airfield helped to inspire a verse in Stance And Standards. I’ve posted a few demo versions on my Soundcloud and Youtube pages and there’s also a surprise cover version that’s ready to go, more news on that next month.
Track listing below with one word song descriptions.
Arrival Time
(Birth)
The Man With No face
(Identity)
Eyes In The Dark (Part 2)
(Teenage)
Willy The Wicked Wasp
(Phobia)
Broken Little Nation
(Politics)
You Talk Too Much
(Anger)
Tenerife
(Trauma)
We Stand Alone
(Pride)
Stance And Standards
(Opinions)
Departure
(Finale)

Live Music..........
I’m a plotting and a planning a summer tour for July & August this year in support of my new album. The Gatecrash tour basically is built around me playing support to bands that already have gigs booked but have no intention of having a support act. I then offer my services without being invited, hence the gate crashing reference.
This should be easy to set up as I will be performing unplugged which means that the logistics of sound checking, stage space and PA requirements are minimised. In addition, for promotional purposes these support slots will be free of charge so the bands and venues in question get a freebie!
As with recent gigs, the set will consist of my own tracks (mainly from Arrival Time) along with some classic punk / new wave covers. I have a booking agent helping me to pull the tour together but get in touch if you know of a suitable venue.

Track Of The Month..........
The Track Of The Month for June is Gay Bar by The Electric Six. It's now 10 years since the track was released. A little non PC shall we say, but what a riff! Have a listen and click the purchase button if you like it. Many thanks to those that buy tracks through this site.