The Performer James Righton SKU: DEEWEE036 Barcode: 5400863013493 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Deewee Released Date: 20th March 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info After coming to prominence as the frontman of the Mercury Prize-winning Klaxons, recording with Arctic Monkeys and crafting his Shock Machine project, James Righton is now set to release his debut solo album ‘The Performer’. ‘The Performer’ stands in stark contrast to the electrohedonism of Righton’s work with Klaxons. Instead, it spins through various points from 1970 onwards. It touches on the suave art-lounge of Roxy Music, the jangly grooves of R.E.M., the sumptuous psychedelia of latter day Beach Boys and the songwriting gift of Nick Lowe. In short, it uses classic elements as the groundwork for something which feels a natural fit for 2019. The album flits between two core themes. Fatherhood has changed Righton’s life. It’s altered the relationship with his wife Keira Knightley, which he explores on the 90s-tinged pop-rock of ‘Start’ and the crescendo that soars through ‘Lessons In Dreamland, Pt2’. But there are simpler emotions too, with the unrequited love and sweet harmonies of ‘Edie’, a song he wrote for his daughter when she was just a few days old. ‘The Performer’ was written, performed and produced by James Righton, with the help of some select collaborators. James Ford (The Last Shadow Puppets, Simian Mobile Disco) performed drums throughout and bass on two tracks; Sean O’Hagan (High Llamas, Microdisney) contributed string arrangements; saxophone was provided by Jorja Chalmers (Bryan Ferry) and Josephine Stephenson (Thom Yorke, Ex:Re) contributed additional piano and string arrangements. Artist James Righton Genre Rock And Pop Label Deewee Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings The Performer Edie See The Monster Devil Is Loose Lessons In Dreamland, Pt. 1 Start Are You With Me? Heavy Heart Lessons In Dreamland, Pt. 2 Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from James Righton and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View James Righton Jim, I’m Still Here Rock And Pop | Because Music | 1LP Released 8th July 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders James Righton Jim, I’m Still Here £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Because Music SKU: BEC5610436 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gang Of Youths a fantastic death (demo)/the angel of 8th ave. (alt version) Rock And Pop | Warner Records | 7", Single Released 25th February 2022 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gang Of Youths a fantastic death (demo)/the angel of 8th ave. 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