Back in July I popped into KEXP in Seattle with Bernard Butler and we recorded four songs live and chatted about music, working together, life on the road. KEXP just posted the whole session online. And here it is.
News — In Full
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Nathaniel and Golden Ratio Remixes
October 20 sees the digital release of a brand new sharpened-up radio edit of 'Nathaniel'. Thanks to the many of you who voted for it on BBC Radio 6Music's Rebel Playlist last week, it won the public vote and is currently getting airplay on the station too.
Following on from that November 17 sees the release of several new remixes. Ewan Pearson has delivered ace extended edits of 'Nathaniel' and Charles Webster (pictured) has done three reworkings of 'Golden Ratio'. All the new mixes will be available digitally, but my label Buzzin' Fly (currently on a long hiatus) is being relaunched to put out a special limited edtion double 12" featuring them all inside a new sleeve designed as ever by iwantdesign.
More news and pre-order links soon.
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The Word Podcast Live, Sep 22
I am honoured to have been invited to be the special guest for the next The Word Podcast presented by Word in Your Ear, to be recorded live and informal at The Islington pub in London on Mon Sep 22. Posing the questions about my music and writing and general messing around will be rock journalism legends, Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Come down. Advance tickets recommended.
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'Hendra' wins AIM Award 2014
Recognising the struggle the artists often have following up debut albums under the pressure of expectation from fans and the media, the AIM Independent Music Awards created a category to reflect it. And last night 'Hendra' won it - Best 'Difficult' Second Album. I felt very honoured. Thanks to everyone who has supported it this year. In my speech I thanked Bernard Butler and Ewan Pearson for helping me shape the album, Caroline for their support marketing and promoting it, PIAS for the support for all my independent imprints over the years incl Buzzin' Fly and Strange Feeling Records, Marianne Frederick my label manager, Andy Woolliscroft my agent, and of course, Tracey, my partner.
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Samuel Johnson Prize Nomination
I'm a bit stunned, but my recent memoir about my parents 'Romany and Tom' has just been longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2014 - this is the UK's premier literary prize for non-fiction. If I make it onto the shortlist in October, the awards are on November 4.
