Justin Currie – This Is My Kingdom Now
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| Justin Currie - This Is My Kingdom Now |
Release Date: Out Now
According to the press release,
Justin Currie lives in Glasgow, collects beer mats and makes his own cushions.
Of course, the PR company weren’t to know that Currie’s ‘Always The Last To
Know’ was one of the formative songs of my childhood when he was then fronting
Del Amitri so he’s a little more than cushion making Glasgow dweller to me. The
new single from Currie, ahead of a new album, is the intriguingly titled ‘This
Is My Kingdom Now’ which comes with a strikingly odd and unnerving video. The
soulful acoustic strum is met by Currie’s distinctively gravelled voice and
smooth delivery and the subtle click of a snare rim to keep us in time. There’s
a bleak, funereal feel to this tune but with the optimism of someone who’s
about to end it all and, with it, end all the pain they’ve been living for as
long as they can remember. This is shit or get off the pot music where you
decide to roll over and give up or stand up and fight. There’s a trumpet solo
and an element of resolution to the song but that video is might weird.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/justin.currie.526/?fref=ts
Live Dates:
26th May – Concert Hall, Perth
28th May – Picturedome, Holmfirth
29th May – Arts Centre, Pocklington
30th May – Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton
31st May – Hangar 34, Liverpool
2nd June – Junction 1, Cambridge
3rd June – Assembly Hall, Islington
24th June – Northern Roots Festival, Inverness
Watch The Video: