All writings from “A Traveller’s Guide to Lost and Later Songs” have been collected and are available to read in full for the first time at the link here. P.S. A few Edinburgh gig tickets are still available here. Just saying like. Read more →

Stage times for this weekend folks- CumbernauldDoors: 7:00pm LORI: 7:30pm ANI: 8:15pm EdinburghDoors: 7:00pm LORI: 7:30pm ANI: 8:30pm See you doon the front bx Read more →

Edinburgh, you’re our Saturday night and tickets are available here-https://bit.ly/3XyYPca Friday night in Cumbernauld is sold out. Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets so far and to @xfirepresents. You make it possible. bx Read more →

“A New International released a new double album of dramatic torch songs aching to be watched played and sung in an ancient velvet draped theatre to a haunted lost audience. Beautiful.” 2022 – The Writer Sums Up – Fighting Boredom (fighting-boredom.co.uk) Our thanks to Adrian Bloxham for his time and kind words. Band seeking audience, haunted, lost or otherwise, for… Read more →

“We must make for the audience a box of delights. Or at least fail entertainingly in the attempt” Full blog and ticket links for the first live shows of the year are here: https://linktr.ee/anewinternational Cumbernauld, Friday January 27th Edinburgh, Saturday January 28th Read more →

Dear Folks, Our whistle-stop tour of the Scottish central belt continues with a weekender double header. Live shows on – Friday January 27th – Lanternhouse Theatre, Cumbernauld (hey, that’s my hometown!) Saturday January 28th – the Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh. All welcome, bring yer pals. bx Tickets here – Cumbernauld – https://lanternhousearts.org/choose-seats/… Edinburgh – skiddle.com/e/36244725 Read more →

“From a gig of ridiculous energy, a quiet little mid-song capture of Biff Smith of A New International from their album launch gig at Room 2.” – Ryan McGoverne You can see more of Ryan’s work here – https://m.facebook.com/100063042258948/ Read more →

Thank you very much to everyone who came to the show last night. Thank you, David and all at Room 2 for having us. It was a lovely atmosphere and a pleasure to play our songs for you. The twins’ heads are now wet. Drookit actually. I feel like Lost and Later Songs is now properly out there. May it… Read more →

Doors at 7pm. We’ll be on stage around 8pm. See you doon the front ani x Read more →

For those who may appreciate some background detail, I offer below my workings. #20 Lost and Later Theme (5/3/19) A street musician duets with a synthesiser. Written on accordion, this early recording is more bum notes than tune but you can hear the melody gradually emerging – https://on.soundcloud.com/BrFXcIt was partly influenced by a barrel organ street musician I once heard… Read more →