Some post-release press & quotes about my 7th studio LP βConsciousologyβ π³ποΈ out now on
@soniccathedral
π€ massive thank you to everyone who has bought a copy or supported this record x
Iβm utterly devastated to hear about Andrew Weatherall, I loved him, he was a one-off and true genius and so generous to me from signing my first band & championing us, to gifting me many diverse music compilations to absorb and inspire, I will remain indebted to him ππβ€οΈ
Only 2 days til this is released on Fri .. ππΌ to everyone who has shown an interest in the πΏπΆ over the years .. hoping to always evolve π±.. every day is a school day .. esp in the studio .. βΎοΈ.πποΈπ€..
An immersive & brilliant gig tonight in Edinburgh from BJM where
@antonnewcombe
and I finally got to meet in person having co-composed many a tune remotely ..π΅.. ππΌ.. what a lovely evening that was β¨π―π€
Seems my new LP has been chart-bothering πΏ.. Iβm thrilled itβs popped up at No. 5 in Indie breakers, 8 in record stores, 15 in Scottish LP , 16 in indie charts etc etc π..but just a massive ππΌ π«Άπ»to everyone who has bought it & has shared any 𧑠about it .. appreciated x
I'm thrilled to announce my forthcoming album, 'Heart-Shaped Scars'. It will be released on
@sa_recordings
in July this year. Produced by myself and
@fionatron
, with beautiful strings by
@Hanpeel
.
You can listen to the first single, 'Long Exposure', here:
First day recording in Castlesounds for an album, having basically taken a decade off to be a mum.. I only wrote when I could throughout really but itβs nice to have a (part-time-writing) decadeβs worth of ideas to plunder
I'm honoured & privileged to announce this remix, Lee 'Scratch' Perry's final production. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Lee on this. His magic will be released tomorrow after it's premier on the brilliant
@laurenlaverne
's breakfast show-
@bbc6music
πxx
Iβm thrilled to announce that after a 12 year hiatus, my new album, Heart-Shaped Scars is out now! πβ
β β β β - Mojoβ
β β β β β - Arts Desk
β β β β - The Scotsmanβ
Order the vinyl and stream Heart-Shaped Scars here:
I dug this out a while ago .. felt a bit nostalgic about little me.. if I could just go back n tell her she was okay.. I remember some journalist saying I looked too bored in this press shot ....... good (yawn)
A massive thank you to
@laurenlaverne
π«Ά at
@bbc6music
for announcing the
release of my upcoming 7th studio album, 'CONSCIOUSOLOGY' released July
28th on the wonderful
@Soniccathedral
.. And a huge πfor playing my new single, βUnchangedβ ... β‘οΈπ«Ά β€οΈ
The unusual Dinked version of 'Consiousology'
πΉreleased today, are all but gone!! .. in translucent 'Flax Flower Blue' πͺ» vinyl
@dinkededition
@soniccathedral
ππ«
Serendipitous ππΌ that
@Andybebop
happened to be playing tonight in Edin, on βrelease dayβ of my single βDouble Rainbowβ ππ as he plays stellar acoustic & electric on .. & what an absolutely brilliant Glok gig.. I was lost in it completely .. sonic palaces & ππΌ vibes π₯ππΌ
Iβm thrilled to be part of this-Thank you to
@rocking_bob
&
@petewiggs
for including βFallenβ - 1π (& a friendly shout out to Bob Norwood for introducing me to Opal in the early 90s Fell From The Sunπ blew my mind)
Oh no.... πππ.. RIP Andy Fletcher .. I have a visceral memory of the first time I heard this song as a child, a played & played it obsessively once I'd found it & went to see them live in as a teen πΌπ Depeche Mode - New Life (High Quality 1080p)
I can't quite believe my 'new' album is out tomorrow-I'm kid of thinking when & how the hell?... in some ways, it seems only a heartbeat since my last LP ..but that would involve a heart only beating once or twice in over a decade. My beats plan to pick the pace back up x
I passed a kebab shop today called βShish Happensβ .. thatβs now up there with the hairdressers called βItβll Grow Backβ and a tattoo parlour called βRelatively Painlessβ :)
Listening to my solo album's running order one more time before I email the final running order 2 my v talented master engineer, she's now mastered the first three 'test' songs & now that we are all happy after a few teaks, she will go ahead and cut it and then it's in 'stone'
Just saw a tweet about historic come-back burns people have said and I thought one time a guy said to me... 'I'm married but tonight, I'm single.. I replied 'Well, I'm single but tonight... I'm married'
Iβm thrilled to share my new LP has a stellar 8/10 review in
@uncutmagazine
π€ described as a βstep upβ from Heart-Shaped Scars & that Iβve found my creative voice- it thematically touches upon love, the electromagnetic aspects to nature & itβs varying levels of consciousness β¨
Just a little note to say Iβve new some new music announcements on a couple of, undisclosed projects coming v v soon πΆβ¨β₯οΈβ¦ ππΌ & itβs been lovely having my music so warmly received after quite a long break really .. Iβm hugely appreciative x
One of my last shows, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2008.. I'd performed at The Barbican for Scott Walker around the same time & supported Peter Green on a couple of gigs ... The Peter Green shows were my last live shows I did.. then I took a loooooong break off to be a mum
Realised Iβm kind of writing for the next again album now .. got to finish recording this one first but nearly there .. having taken a decade off for mum duties I seem to have a decades + worth of ideas .. but kept my writing going .. beyond part time but still, lots to plunder x
Someone sent this old photo which I like the βpaintingβ quality of .. itβs strange when youβve randomly juggled with apples for a press shoot in a former life and have zero recollection of doing so .. bizarre lol ππ€ΉββοΈπ
Thank you to
@MOJOmagazine
for this v lovely review of my new album, βHeart-Shaped Scarsβ.. the magazine is now out to read it in full.. πβ€οΈβπ₯x
8pm 2NITE
@BBCRadioScot
@BBCSounds
A new 'From Scotland With Love' 4 track playlist. One Dove
@DotAllisonmusic
'Morning Dove White' Triple AAA & tunes by James Brown, Fun Boy 3, Hives, Dead Pony, OSEES, Coral, Radiohead, Lord Creator, Cloth & Betty Davisβ€οΈ
What an amazing night ..
@slowdiveband
gig .. literally a visceral frisson from the longing harmonies & their magic &
@whitelandsband
who performed a stunning set in support.. I was lost .. eyes closed nβ drifting β¦ an eve of transcendental shoegazeβ¨ ππΌ
@soniccathedral
Seems futile .. but I send β₯οΈ & ποΈout into the night β¦ imho if we looked at our planet from so far away it could be obscured by a postage stamp, I think we would be wept for .. what we do to one another while we share this space & share this moment in βΎοΈ time .. itβs simply π
Tee hee .. the mandatory post-gig Rough Trade East photo booth shot .. i joined
@talktopeters
for a couple of songs for βRed Sunset Dreamsβ his LP on
@soniccathedral
.. think itβs my first live performance since Drifting & Tilting at The Barbican for Scott Walker 14 years ago π
On July 30th my 6th LP,'Heart-Shaped Scars'π turns 1 year old π―οΈ... π to everyone for your support of my music, it is genuinely much appreciated ... Look out here and on Insta for some LP birthday offers my label
@sa_recordings
putting together over the next few days ποΈβ€οΈx
This wonderful artist Shona Hardie coincidentally just painted a playroom like outer space in my house for my kids last week and I called her to check if this was her & she said it was n partly due to that she painted this background & used rest of our paint for these stars β¨ βοΈ
Some footage from a very magical day at
@AIRstudios
.. here 'Bleached By The Sun' π±πfrom my LP 'Consciousology' dueting with wonderful
@zoebestel
.. with the
@LCOrchestra
β‘οΈarranged and conducted by
@Hanpeel
π₯.. Fiona Cruickshank and I in the ποΈβοΈroom - out on
@soniccathedral
written a new song I'm itching to include in this album but it's going to have to wait til the next one... this LP is full.. & nearly mixed... I'm happy with this new creation that I locked down yesterday in 1 piece.. a frankenstein of ideas that were always meant to be together
Lovely to see βConsciousologyβ at large & on the loose .. a huge ππΌ to
@assai_edinburgh
, Glasgow & Dundee
@Assai_UK
for having me in to sign some πΏ and chat .. long live vinyl and physical versions (of basically everythingβ¦ ) πΆπππ½οΈπ¨π€
@soniccathedral
I canβt actually believe these arrived.. my label
@sa_recordings
will be shipping them out next week.. Iβd like to thank everyone thatβs waited for vinyl & tho the worldwide delays are out of our control, Iβd still like to apologise for any inconvenience annoyance causedππΌβ€οΈβπ₯πππΌ
Up to The Hebrides soon.. family, friends, walking, cycling, nature, possibly some effing freezing wild swimming, home cooking (from a different decade depending on what is in the solitary shop on the island) minimal screens, & moonlit nights as there are no streetlights at allπ
Mark had me pop in to
@ThorneRecords
for a Thorne photo πΈ & 2 drop off some hand-written lyrics 2 accompany copies of my new album βConsciousologyβ there are 9 sets or words, a set, per song on the record.. πΏ .. hope you can catch one.. everything seems to be going βοΈfast ππ»ββοΈπ