Andy Bell has announced his debut solo album ‘The View From Halfway Down’ will be released on 9th October via Sonic Cathedral. The announcement comes the same day Bell turns 50 years old. The first single to be taken from the new album ‘Love Comes in Waves’ is available now.
Bell has this to say about the album:
“I’ve always wanted to make a solo album, I’ve always said I would do it, although I never imagined it happening like, or sounding like, this one does. I’d been sitting on this pile of almost finished tracks, along with all the other hundreds of ideas that had fallen by the wayside since I’ve been making music. Lockdown gave me the opportunity to find a way to present it to the world.
The album is not about songwriting. There aren’t many verses or choruses, because this album is about sounds, a listening experience.
In the early stages of lockdown, you could feel the tension in the air, causing what felt like a global panic attack. But, in common with what I’ve heard from others who can experience anxiety for no reason in their everyday lives, I felt strangely calm in the midst of all of this, seeing things in my life very clearly. Such clarity allowed me to finally compile this record. In a way, to see my life flash before me and be able to curate moments of it into a 40-minute listening experience, then find a title that would fit. I also got a lot of DIY done.”
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