We are delighted to announce the forging of a new alliance. We raise a glass to our fellow conspirator and now Manager, Lewis Jamieson. To life, love, peace and revolution. Let’s do some damage together.x Read more →
13. Come the Revolution
13. Come the revolution – Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht rewrite Les Miserables. Anti-everything, beginning with God, King, Queen, country and whatever else you’ve got. Music to whip up a lynch mob and man the barricades to. Heads on poles, it’s ho, ho, ho, on we jolly well go, laughing all the way to the guillotine. A jaunty number to… Read more →
12. When I walked the world
12. When I walked the world – Part sea shanty, part drinking song. I was trying to learn the lovely old Italian anarchist song “Addio Lugano Bella” on the accordion when I found my fingers playing something rather different (I do not play the accordion well although, in my defence, I play it… Read more →
11. Tenterhooks
As a countdown to the official release of “Come to the Fabulon” on March 9th 2015 we continue with a daily track by track listing with brief liner notes. 11. Tenterhooks – This song is for Jari Haapalainen who taught us how to play it. http://anewinternational.tumblr.com/post/90147837540/pages-from-we-come-here-to-break-your-heart Read more →
10. Our time was like a dream
Our time was like a dream – A love song for a city. The band struck lucky at a gig one night, a few years ago now, playing to an audience which included a group of French music promoters who invited us to play a show in Paris, our first ever… Read more →
Is this music? review
“It’s the soundtrack to Aznavour and Brel wrestling naked in front of a fire..one of the most lush collections of sheer pop majesty you’re going to come across this year” – Is this music? reviews “Come to the Fabulon”. Thank you very much to Tony Kiernan for his time and words. … http://www.isthismusic.com/a-new-international Read more →
9. Once upon a time in the revolution
9. Once upon a time in the revolution – An homage to the Maestro, Ennio Morricone, inspired by a traditional Romanian vals of mysterious origin which I once heard played by an accordionist busking on Sauchiehall Street and who informed me that it was called “Vals Titanica”. I have yet to uncover any further evidence… Read more →
8. The Land Reforms
As a countdown to the official release of “Come to the Fabulon” on March 9th 2015 we continue with a daily track by track listing with brief liner notes. 8. The Land Reforms – A socialist lullaby. From my country to all others, as Walter Winchell said, “never above you, never below you, always beside you“. x Read more →
7. The Life and Times
As a countdown to the official release of “Come to the Fabulon” on March 9th 2015 we continue with a daily track by track listing with brief liner notes 7. The Life and Times – A song about being late for work. If Scott Walker were to cover this I could die happily ever after. Read more →
6. I’m your kinda guy
As a countdown to the official release of “Come to the Fabulon” on March 9th 2015 we continue with a daily track by track listing with brief liner notes 6. I’m your kinda guy – Ever since the sad passing of Barry White there has been a dearth of singer-songwriters who could justifiably lay claim to the title of International… Read more →