My name is Brett Lewis Anderson...

Thursday, April 17, 2008

A message from Brett
Category: Music

"Well, you might be interested to know that I have pretty much finished writing the album and am scheduled to set foot in the studio in early may.

The record will be approached and recorded unlike any I have ever made before and will hopefully sound completely different too. There will be just two musicians: myself on piano and guitar and Amy Langley ..o and the songs will be recorded as complete live takes with no click tracks and just a minimum number of over-dubs (backing vocals and cello harmonies). This is not vanity, but an attempt to capture the natural dynamic of the music, for it to ebb and flow to it's own pulse, not that of a band enslaved by BPM. I want the warmth and feel that can only come from musicians recorded playing together, the spill and bleed between mics, the hiss and mistakes that form that secret magic. Most of the songs I have written by myself but there will be a couple of surprises.

The experience of performing the recent set of acoustic dates has given me the confidence to attempt this. When I listen to the recordings of Union Chapel and Queen Elizabeth Hall I can't help thinking that most of the songs sound better with this minimal arrangement, that it somehow unlocks their beauty and soul.

Anyone hoping for another 'Animal Nitrate' or 'Beautiful Ones' is going to be as disappointed as I would be if I had written one . I am less and less interested in making pop music as the years go by and have virtually no interest in playing that whole sorry game. Don't get me wrong, I'm still massively proud of my past but it's just not what I want to be doing right now.

Mmm... ok, well that's it, so look out for stuff coming your way very soon.take care and love your life.".

Then another message from the MySpace blog:

Friday, June 20, 2008

New album ’Wilderness’ release date
Category: Music

The new studio album Wilderness from Brett Anderson will be released on Monday July 21st 2008.

To hear the album before the full release date click here for tickets to The Mermaid Theatre on Monday 7th July where Brett Anderson will be premiering his new studio album. Included in the ticket price is a copy of the new album, which will be sent out on USB stick with each ticket.

Brett will also perform songs from his existing repertoire accompanied by Amy Langley. A special guest will also be announced in the next couple of weeks through Brett's website.

For further information please visit www.brettanderson.co.uk.

The whole USB thing is pretty cool. It was a consideration for us at Aging Youth but the USB stick might cause even more than a physical CD. But more importantly, you can check out some teasers on his MySpace page here before deciding if you wanna get the physical album which is cool because the album will be available in indie record stores almost a full month before the major stores. Check out the list here. Or you can download the album from this blog.

I heard some of the tracks. Like the man said, it's quite a mellow affair. I guess if you dug tracks off Suede's Dog Man Star like 'Still Life' (even that is too boisterous compared to some of the tunes here) and 'Black & Blue', you'd love the songs here. Well, it sounds better than his solo debut album, fo' sure.