Produced by Craig Potter, long term collaborator Alex Reeves returns on drums and percussion with Sarah Field on clarinets and saxophones. Backing vocalists were Wilson Atie, Adeleye Omotayo, and Marit Røkeberg from London Contemporary Voices and regular collaborator Jesca Hoop.
The first studio track is ‘The Seldom Seen Kid.’ Sharing its title with the band’s 2008 Mercury Prize winning, triple platinum album, the song also shares the same subject, that of Bryan Glancy, acclaimed Manchester musician and close friend of the band. Yet, while the album title was an in memoriam for their late friend, the track is a much more specific, and visually compelling, reference to Bryan as singer Guy Garvey explains:
“Whilst we were recording, the realities of lockdown meant that I often only got to hear the music the lads had been making in their homes in Manchester late at night when the house was still. The first thing I heard was what you hear, the drums leading into a beautiful, daring, woodwind arrangement. I was expecting a piano, not a clarinet, but Craig’s creation perfectly encapsulated my mood at that point and the lyrics came out in the order you hear them.
It struck me that Bryan meeting my wife Rachael would have been something to witness, a joint charm offensive of grand proportions as both are proud and brilliant and a little bit naughty. In my mind at that point, there was no better thing than watching my best friend dance with the woman I love.”
The release of ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ is accompanied by a film of the band recording the song, captured during the recording sessions for ‘Flying Dream 1’ at Brighton’s Theatre Royal. Watch the film HERE.
‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ is available on all streaming services.
‘Flying Dream 1’ can be Pre-Ordered/Saved/Added HERE
Track list:
The first studio track is ‘The Seldom Seen Kid.’ Sharing its title with the band’s 2008 Mercury Prize winning, triple platinum album, the song also shares the same subject, that of Bryan Glancy, acclaimed Manchester musician and close friend of the band. Yet, while the album title was an in memoriam for their late friend, the track is a much more specific, and visually compelling, reference to Bryan as singer Guy Garvey explains:
“Whilst we were recording, the realities of lockdown meant that I often only got to hear the music the lads had been making in their homes in Manchester late at night when the house was still. The first thing I heard was what you hear, the drums leading into a beautiful, daring, woodwind arrangement. I was expecting a piano, not a clarinet, but Craig’s creation perfectly encapsulated my mood at that point and the lyrics came out in the order you hear them.
It struck me that Bryan meeting my wife Rachael would have been something to witness, a joint charm offensive of grand proportions as both are proud and brilliant and a little bit naughty. In my mind at that point, there was no better thing than watching my best friend dance with the woman I love.”
The release of ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ is accompanied by a film of the band recording the song, captured during the recording sessions for ‘Flying Dream 1’ at Brighton’s Theatre Royal. Watch the film HERE.
‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ is available on all streaming services.
‘Flying Dream 1’ can be Pre-Ordered/Saved/Added HERE
Track list:
1. Flying Dream 1
2. After the Eclipse
3. Is It a Bird
4. Six words
5. Calm and Happy
6. Come On, Blue
7. The Only Road
8. Red Sky Radio (Baby Baby Baby)
9. The Seldom Seen Kid
10. What Am I Without You
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