'An English Gentleman' - 25th September. If you get all three formats from Recordstore now, the first 500 orders will get the unique, signed limited edition print *
James Dean Bradfield has produced his first solo album, entitled 'The Great Western'. Having touched the lyric sheet once before as a Manic with 'Ocean Spray'; a deeply personal meditation on his Mother's death, he comments on his decision to go it alone for the first time: "I missed writing songs and I missed performing music and it’s as simple as that. So I thought; perhaps I've just got to garner some self-confidence to write some stuff of my own."
If any further proof were needed of Bradfield's relevance to these times, then Manics devotees old and new and the few music fans left untouched by their rich catalogue over the years will be unsurprised by the depth and quality of 'That’s No Way to Tell a Lie' and the songs on The Great Western. It is an album that seems to capture the breath of life so readily attached to the Manics finest moments. Each song is characterised by choruses with G Forces, lyrics of genuine poignancy and classic playing.
'The Great Western' was recorded in Wales, Berlin and London with James playing most of the instruments (a Super Furry Animal crops up on drums along the way) and writing virtually all of the lyrics. Nicky Wire contributes words to 'Bad Boys And Painkillers' and James covers Jacques Brel’s 'To See a Friend in Tears', but elsewhere it is all James' work. James sought influence from John Cale, Badfinger, Kyffin Williams and the much travelled journey from Cardiff Central to London Paddington during the recording: we’ve also heard the Steve Miller Band, Todd Rundgren and Rattlesnakes era Lloyd Cole in there.
Tracklisting:
1.That's No Way To Tell A Lie
2.An English Gentleman
3.Bad Boys and Painkillers
4.On Saturday Morning We Will Rule The World
5.Run Romeo Run
6.Still A Long Way To Go
7.Émigré
8.To See A Friend In Tears
9.Say Hello To the Pope
10.The Wrong Beginning
11.Which Way To Kyffin
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‘That’s No Way To Tell A Lie’ is not James Dean Bradfield’s first post-Manics single, then.
It is his first solo single. “I just realised last night I actually really enjoyed it a lot. Seeing 'Words and Music by James Dean Bradfield' written down actually made me feel happy. For once I've lost a bit of my insecurity."
2 Track CD
1. Thats No Way To Tell A Lie
2. Don't Look Back
Enhanced CD
1. That’s No Way To Tell A Lie
2. Koda Chrome Ghosts
3. I Never Wanted Sunshine
4. That’s No Way To Tell A Lie Video
