Howdy,

I seem to always start these mailing list posts apologising for my lack of activity…I’m afraid this one is going to be no different…”I’m sorry!”

My excuse is that I’ve been busy recording. For the last few months I have been working on my new album ‘Starkweather’, it’s coming along nicely and I’ve got about half of it recorded and mixed. It’s more stripped back than the first album and it’s heavily influenced by story telling singer/songwriters. I expect to finish this later in the year and have it out (for free as always) for September time.

I’d have probably finished it earlier if I hadn’t got side tracked by the idea of recording an EP! In Hayze we had a track called ‘Chelsea Bikes’ (or the Monday Tuesday song as some know it as ;-)) it became a live favourite for the last year we were together but we’d never recorded it….so now I have!

It’s going to be released on an EP with 2 other tracks: ‘Charlie 58’ (from the new album) and ‘Nothing in your way’.

The EP will be available for free download from my website and official FM page. It will also be released on limited edition 7” vinyl via Oh Mercy! Records which will be available to buy from my website and Out of Time Records in Ipswich. The EP will also be distributed to all digital outlets including Spotify by the good people at Record Union.

The tracks are almost complete and will be mastered by Topfloor Music before I unleash them on you lot!

So there…see, I have been busy!

PRJT x

More recording for the new album, this time a track called Jupiter Sierra…you can listen to it below…all feedback welcome

So the first week of recording the new album has passed without incident - which is good! The ideas for the songs and the structure of the album have come to me quite quickly which is great but it does mean I’m feverishly writing notes, lyrics and instructions down at every opportunity. I’ve even got the album name and artwork pretty much nailed too which is extremely rare…I usually ponder such decisions as fonts and pictures for months (boring everyone around me in the process).

The album is going to be called ‘Starkweather’ and the songs (which have most of the lyrics and structure complete) are:

1.    Ramsey County
2.    Memory Lane
3.    Friends of Starkweather Creek
4.    Impressionist Painter
5.    Charlie 58
6.    Eastern Echo
7.    Jupiter Sierra
8.    The Red Tent Temple Movement
9.    From St. Germain to Salvation Mountain
10.    Midwest Symphony

The majority of these songs will be recorded on no more than 4 tracks (following the way Springsteen recorded Nebraska - I’ve become a bit of an anorak - sorry!). It’s going to be me and the acoustic guitar with some possible percussion and piano when appropriate. This in itself makes it a lot different to ‘Never before but maybe again’ which used samples, drums, bass, synths and multitudes of VST plug-ins.

While it will be just me doing the recording I will, as ever, be using my trusty mastering wizard Pete Maher to make the album sparkle and come to life. His opinions on my previous work have been very important to me and helped me decide which path to follow. He seems excited that I’m doing an ‘acoustic album’ so let’s hope it all comes good.

The first track recorded is ‘Charlie 58’ and I have put a version of the final mix up on the interweb for you all to hear. Please do give me feedback - it’s always nice to hear what you think.

You can hear the track below:

I’m happy to say the album is now available for FREE download and can also be ordered in CD from www.playrewindeject.com

I recorded the album over the last 3 months and I’m really pleased with it and can’t wait for you all to hear and own it. A big thanks must go to Pete Maher who mastered the album. Pete has worked with some great bands over the last few years including Razorlight, Keane, Sheryl Crow and Coldplay so having him work with me on this album has been a real joy!

The album contains 10 tracks and can be downloaded for FREE from the ‘Downloads’ page at http://www.playrewindeject.com.

You can hear the track below in this snazy on-line player:




If you would prefer a professionally packaged CD with artwork then simply go to the ‘Shop’ page and you can order your copy for £4 + P&P.

I’d love to hear your feedback and thanks for all the support I’ve had while recording this. Some of the comments I’ve received have been great!

Cheers,
PRJT x

It’s a busy bank holiday this weekend for play_rewind_eject. I’ve got two low key acoustic performances. These will be the first time the EP songs will have been aired in public with just my voice and acoustic guitar. I’m looking forward to it.

The first one is at this event in Ipswich and I’m on at 4.30pm

Haiti Benefit Gig @ PJ McGintys, Ipswich - Sat 1st May

And on Sunday 2nd May I’m playing at 1PM at the Ipswich May Day Festival in the Community Tent

Ipswich May Day Festival, - Sunday 2nd May

I’ll report back fully on my return!

Cheers

PRJT