Tim Bowness is
set to release his third solo album, 'Stupid Things That Mean The World'
on July 17th 2015 (EU) and July 24th 2015 (US) and is now pleased to reveal
another new track to be taken from the record. 'Sing To Me' can be heard here:
Tim had this to say about the track and its origins:
"Originally a No-Man demo called Best Boy Electric*, I
heard this for the first time in over 20 years when Steven Wilson sent it to me
in October 2014 for consideration for the reissue of no-man's Lost Songs album.
I'd completely forgotten the song, and on hearing it again
couldn't believe we'd not pursued it further. The No-Man version was skeletal
with an improvised, incomplete lyric, but on re-hearing the song in 2014, it
felt special to me and I knew where I'd like to take it musically. A new lyric
was written as were a couple of new instrumental themes.
One of my favourite songs on the album, it reminds me of
aspects of the early no-man that I loved, while also feeling very much a part
of the music I'm currently making."
* The original No-Man demo appears on the bonus disc of
Stupid Things That Mean The World.
A lyric video for the previously released track 'Press
Reset' can be found here:
Tim also recently announced the first live dates in support
of the album, and you can find them below:
25th August - The Louisiana, Bristol, UK
26th August - Boston Music Room, London, UK
29th August - Ino Rock Festival, Poland
TICKETS: http://www.inorock.pl
A year on from the acclaimed Abandoned Dancehall
Dreams, Bowness returns with this powerful and eclectic new record,
and recently he revealed the first track to be taken from it. 'The Great
Electric Teenage Dream' is the opening cut from the album, and you can
watch the video here:
Produced by Bowness and mixed by The Pineapple Thief's
Bruce Soord (who also adds some choice guitar parts), 'Stupid Things That
Mean The World' features a core of Bowness along with members of the No-Man
live band (Stephen Bennett, Michael Bearpark, Andrew Booker) and
Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), augmented by contributions from Peter
Hammill, Phil Manzanera, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson), Anna Phoebe,
David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Scott Walker), and Rhys Marsh. As
on Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, Classical composer Andrew Keeling, best
known for his work with The Hilliard Ensemble, Evelyn Glennie and
Robert Fripp, provides striking string arrangements. The album was mastered
by The Pineapple Thief's Steve Kitch.
The beautiful artwork for the album was once again
done by I Monster's Jarrod Gosling, and you can see that below. The album
will be available as Double CD Media book featuring a companion disc
of alternate mixes and demos (including an unreleased No-Man demo
from 1994), as well as a gatefold vinyl LP with CD & digital download.
Abandoned Dancehall Dreams was released last year to
critical acclaim, with Classic Rock calling it a 'cinematic,
contemporary classic' and Prog Magazine naming it 'arch
art-progger Bowness's masterpiece.' The album also reached the top 20
of the UK rock album charts upon release, and was subsequently included in
Prog Magazine's critics' choice top 20 of 2014.
Tim Bowness is primarily known as vocalist/co-writer
with the band No-Man, a long-running collaboration with Steven Wilson
(Porcupine Tree). In addition to releasing six studio albums
and a documentary DVD with No-Man, Tim has worked with popular
Italian artist Alice, Robert Fripp, Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine), OSI and
Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera (amongst many others), and is a member of
the bands Henry Fool and Memories Of Machines.
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