Josh T Pearson Reveals Details Of New Single & Union Chapel Show
Friday, 01 April 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Josh T. Pearson’s debut solo album 'Last Of The Country Gentlemen' - a collection of seven songs drawn from the lessons of what he describes as “a rough year”, was released this month to universal acclaim after a self imposed hiatus that stretched out over ten years. The songs themselves are personal, powerful, painful and move with their brutal honesty, offering hope from the trials he’s suffered and survived. The songs were recorded in a Berlin studio in two nights and it is without doubt the bravest album you’ll hear in 2011.
Josh T. Pearson will release the single, ‘Woman When I’ve Raised Hell’ on May 9th as an accompaniment to a special one off show on May 11th at Union Chapel where a string quartet will embellish his normally skeletal arrangements. To say it will be special is a serious understatement, following a recent solo show in London which The Times gave 5/5 and described as follows, "Not since Leonard Cohen has an artist emerged who can evoke such profound extremes of human emotion through the device of a simple musical performance."
Live favourite ‘Singer to the Crowd’ is exclusive to this release.
Added to this, there will be a special Limited 250 pressing on 12” of two exclusive piano versions of ‘Sweetheart I Aint Your Christ’ & ‘Country Dumb' for Record Store Day and Josh will also appear covering a smattering of Mute classics at the Short Circuit festival on May 14th.
The man’s legendary musical output continues to grow in stature. Many will be familiar with the short-lived phenomenon that was 'Lift to Experience', which released one sprawling masterpiece, 2001's 'The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads', before splitting up soon after. So beloved by John Peel were they that he had LTE record three sessions in five months and were included in the Best 125 Peel Sessions of all time.
Josh T. Pearson UK Tour Dates:
Fri 1st April - London Purcell Rooms
Wed 4th May - Leamington Spa The Assembly (supporting Drive By Truckers)
Fri 6th May - Bristol Anson Rooms (supporting Drive By Truckers)
Tues 10th May - Liverpool Academy (supporting Drive By Truckers)
Wed May 11th - London Union Chapel
Fri 13th May - Brighton The Great Escape Club Uncut
Sat 14th May - London Roundhouse Short Circuit Mute Festival
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