A new solo EP on the way from Tim Burgess of The Charlatans

Tim Burgess has announced a new EP, Ascent Of The Ascended, that will be released on Nov. 27 via Bella Union.

The six track release contains two songs - “Yours. To Be” and “The Ascent Of The Ascended," which were recorded soon after latest full-length album I Love The New Sky came out.

Four were completed in New York City last March as a live session for Paste Magazine. Three are from I Love The New Sky and there's a new version of 1990 hit "The Only One I Know" by his longtime UK band The Charlatans.

Of the lead track, “Yours. To Be,” Burgess says: “At the tail end of the glory of the night before - with all the hope and beauty that the following morning brings. Away from the glare of the party - like the calm after the storm has left town. It’s a feeling that’s so pure and uncluttered. It’s around a while, then real life starts to creep back in. It’s all about making the most of moments as they are happening.” Listen to it HERE.

Burgess goes on to say: “There was an energy that came from recording the album with such a brilliant band - I didn’t want it to end, I wanted to record a bit of a magnum opus, which is where Ascent of the Ascended came in. I’d always wanted to work with Charles Hayward from This Heat, so we have him a ring and he said yeah. With “Yours. To Be” being almost like an instant feeling you get in a moment, very rarely in your life - the two songs are so different but they somehow complement each other. So an EP was the perfect idea.”

“We had so many plans for playing live this year - from South by Southwest to Glastonbury and everything in between. But that wasn’t to be. We played four shows in New York before lockdown happened - so our session for Paste Magazine was such a rare event, we’ve included the songs to complete the EP.”

Pre-order Ascent Of The Ascended HERE

Track listing:

1. The Ascent Of The Ascended
2. Yours. To Be
3. Laurie (Paste Session)
4. The Mall (Paste Session)
5. The Only One I Know (Paste Session)
6. Undertow (Paste Session)

UK TOUR DATES:

4/13/2021 - Dublin – Whelans
4/14/2021 - Belfast - Ulster Sports Club
4/16/2021 - Manchester - Night & Day
4/17/2021 - Leeds - Brudenell Social Club 
4/18/2021 -Manchester - Yes [Matinee show] 

4/18/2021 - Manchester - Yes [Evening show]
4/20/2021- Kendal - Brewery
4/21/2021 - Glasgow - King Tut's
4/23/2021- Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
4/24/2021 - Cardiff - Clwb Ifor Bach
4/25/2021l - Bristol - Thekla
4/27/2021 - Birmingham - Hare and Hounds
4/28/2021 - London – Oslo
4/29/2021l - Portsmouth - Wedgwood Rooms