Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun
Following the release of their recent single ‘A Song About Death’ - fittingly released on St. Valentine’s Day - Jim Lockey& The Solemn Sun can now announce details of their eagerly awaited album.
‘Death’ - released on 9th April 2012 through Xtra Mile Recordings - is a passionate, poetic and engaging album making them one of the most exciting new bands in British music.
Produced by Peter Miles (King Blues, Crazy Arm, Futures) ‘Death’ encapsulates the band’s vast sound as the young quartet draw from a plethora of influences including alt.country folk and hardcore punk. Showcasing their incredible storytelling talent ‘Death’ takes listeners on a journey with soaring tracks such as ‘Everything And The Heart’ and ‘New Natives’ sitting elegantly with more stark songs like ‘Our Fathers’ which bring Jim’s incredible voice and lyrics to the fore.
Glorious album opener, ‘England’s Dead’ - with its spiralling song structure - will follow the album and be released as a single on 2nd May 2012.
In two short years these anarcho-anglo rockers have incessantly toured the country, including as main support on Frank Turner’s February 2011 UK Tour plus shows alongside the likes of Mumford & Sons, Dry the River, Johnny Flynn, Alessi’s Ark and Pete Doherty.
In the 2011 they also performed at numerous festivals such as the Big Chill, Beautiful Days, Wychwood and Y-Not, including a packed performance as headliners on the second stage at 2000trees.
Having played an incredible solo set at SXSW, the band will be back in force at the Xtra Mile label night ‘T’was The Night Before Wembley’ on 12th April along with Crazy Arm, Dave Hause, Ben Marwood and some very special guests. A full headline tour of the UK is being confirmed for May - details very soon.