I can't wait to hear this. The Blue Nile's Hats is one of the favorite releases of the 1980s...
Blue Nile frontman Paul Buchanan will release his already acclaimed solo debut full-length, Mid Air, in the U.S. on Oct. 30
via Essential Music. The U.S. edition will contain a bonus disc of
alternate takes, a live recording and remixes from fellow Blue Nile
member, Robert Bell.
Buchanan released Mid Air in Europe this past May and debuted at #14 on the UK sales chart. A sparse, intimate and
stunning collection of songs, Buchanan largely abandoned the
synthesizers that have marked the Blue Nile's sound throughout their
four full-lengths, since their debut in 1983, putting his rich yet
bruised voice, front and center, accompanied solely by piano and the
occasional light strings, brass or whispered synth. Mid Air was written from a place of humility and wee-small-hours contemplation.
"You
can struggle with your sense of entitlement," explains Buchanan. "You
think, I'm not Coldplay - is this valid? There's a modesty that comes
with that, but the upside is that many of the external pressures
disappear and you start to feel dangerous as a songwriter again. You
realize you're still in love with music and you remember why you're
doing it."
Mid Air
was recorded at Buchanan's home in Glasgow at a friend's house on the
east coast of Scotland and at Gorbals Sound, a state of the art studio
in Glasgow. Robert Bell dropped by to offer a few thoughts as the work
neared completion, but Buchanan is the only musician on the record.
Disc One
1. Mid Air
2. Half The World
3. Cars In The Garden
4. Newsroom
5. I Remember You
6. Buy A Motor Car
8. Two Children
9. Summer On Its Way
10. My True Country
11. A Movie Magazine
12. Tuesday
13. Fin De Siecle
14. After Dark
Disc Two
1. Have You Ever Been Lonely?
2. My True Country (piano version)
3. After Dark (instrumental)
4. Lost, Duty
5. Tuesday (instrumental)
6. Half The World (live)
7. A Movie Magazine (instrumental)
8. Buy A Motor Car (Elegance Remix)
9. God Is Laughing
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