In August of 2023, I sat down with my friend, Martin the Producer, to talk about putting together an album that was different from anything else I'd done before.
My journey as a solo musician and my naivety had lead me to believe that going acoustic meant that I had to make everything small and delicate. Whilst I got to have a lot of fun exploring genres like Folk and Country and develop my palette, there was an itch that wasn't being scratched.
I came up through the rock and metal scene and fell in love with the energy that the music brings out in performers and audience alike - I always said that my background in these genres made me feel "used to jumping up on bass-bins, calling the audience various four letter words and telling them to get their fists in the air".
I am by my very nature a showman - a frenetic ball of energy that wants to explode on stage for your entertainment.
As I started to get a better sense of who and what I wanted to be as an artist, I realised that whilst I loved the songs that I had been writing and releasing, my recorded output didn't reflect my true nature. I was holding back and I didn't want to do that anymore.
So I sat with Martin and we embarked on putting together my first full album...and this time I knew I wanted it to be big, bold and passionate!
It's taken a LONG time to get here but, after wrapping production in April last year, mastering in May and a whole truck load of admin ever since, the fruits of our labour finally are ready for the world.
'This Is Where You'll Find Me' is my statement of intent. The intersection of various musical crossroads that I call my sonic home. I'm stepping into my whole identity as a musician and not just picking parts at the expense of the whole. 11 energetic, confessional, melodic and anthemic songs to bridge the gap between the head-bangers and the coffeeshop hipsters:
1. This Is Where You'll Find Me
2. Under My Skin
3. Crawling On The Floor
4. Loving You Ain't Fun Anymore
5. Is It Enough Yet?
6. The Dying Of The Light
7. You Make Loving Easy
8. The Hole You Leave Behind
9. Holding On To You
10. Breathless
11. Every Boring Sunday Afternoon
The album drops on 27th April 2026, my 40th birthday - I like to think of it as my unique take on a midlife crisis (it's way more interesting than buying a sports car!). It's available to pre order now on digital download and CD on Bandcamp AND ON VINYL from elasticStage.
I'm ecstatic for you all to finally be able to hear this album - I'm so proud of it and am endlessly grateful for the work that everyone involved put in to making this happen.