Some might say Graham Coxon has got his hands full at the moment, what with playing with Pete Doherty and that upcoming Blur reunion. That's no reason not to release a new solo album, though, surely? Recorded last spring, the album, entitled 'The Spinning Top' and produced by Stephen Street, will be released by Coxon's own label, Transgressive Records, on 18 May.
The album will be preceded by a limited edition single on etched vinyl, 'In The Morning', on 18 Apr, and then followed by a second single, 'Sorrow's Army', on 25 May. A solo tour is also being planned for later this year.
Graham says: "The album is mainly an acoustic journey although there is, of course, some explosive electric guitar action. I wanted to show how exciting acoustic instruments can be, how dynamic and rich and heart-thumpingly raw they can sound at a time when acoustic music seems either too cute or too soppy. Obvious influences here are the amazing Martin Carthy, the late, great Davey Graham and the late, great John Martyn".
