First day of the working week and here we are again, teetering over the precipice we call "work" and hoping and hollering the weekend arrives again before we're pushed into the abyss. Or maybe that's just me?
Anyway, here I am again and I'm very very pleased to be bringing you another new album to get your listening chops round.
Previously, on thegeneral - you may remember I was lucky enough to be able to interview the stellar talent that is Mr Thomas Truax, on the release of his last single, "Feelin' Bad For Dracula". If you were daft enough to miss this first time round, you can read and listen HERE.
I'm mightily chuffed to be reviewing his branneeew album, due for release on 6th April (that's Easter Monday fact fans). Called "Jetstream Sunset", it picks up where the brilliance of "Dracula..." left off.
First of all, here's a little sneak preview you can listen to before the album is officially released:
But me - well...I've been lucky enough to get my hands on a full copy to listen to. Hoh yais, so I have so I have.
You are going to be very very lucky people is all I can say. "Jetstream Sunset" is a superb collection of songs. A brilliant mixture of repetitive, chant like guitar riffs, dark, brooding vocals and all round cloudy moroseness make this album one very worth buying if you're into that kind of thing (and I am).
Stand out tracks for thegeneral are the preview track listed above, "I Was A Teenage Post Punk", opener and title track "Jetstream Sunset" and "Fat Spider" (a little killer of a song). But in truth, there is not one single dud song in the entire collection. It's an album that is immediately appealing, with darkly catchy melodies and wonderfully rich vocals from the man himself.
Once the album is released I'll be updating this post to let everyone know where they can buy it from.
Finally - Thomas is touring the album starting from 26th March. Here are details of the gigs and ticket links:
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THOMAS TRUAX
'JETSTREAM SUNSET' ALBUM TOUR 2015
26 March, Thurs: Guildford, Boilerroom 13 Stokefields GU1 4LS Guildford, UK 28 March, Sat: Bristol, Cube Cinema: Dove Street South, Bristol BS2 8JB http://www.cubecinema.com/programme/event/thomas-truax,7851/ Tickets: http://www.bristolticketshop.co.uk/events.aspx?v=14 29 March, Sun: Brighton, Komedia 44 - 47 Gardner Street, Brighton, East Sussex, Brighton, BN1 1UN http://www.seetickets.com/event/thomas-truax/komedia-studio/846571 https://www.facebook.com/events/1554228111530544 1 April, Wed: London, The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9JB (Official Album Launch night) https://billetto.co.uk/en/events/thomastruax 4 April, Sat: Exeter, Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St, Devon EX4 3RP 5 April, Sun: Cardiff, Wales Goes Pop! Festival - Loose @ The Gate, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3JW http://www.wegottickets.com/f/8702 facebook.com/walesgoespop twitter.com/walesgoespop 9 April, Thurs: Manchester, Gullivers 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW 7:30pm http://www.heymanchester.com/thomas-truax https://www.facebook.com/events/840476282677816/ tickets: https://billetto.co.uk/en/events/thomas-truax 10 April Fri: Blackpool, UK, Other Worlds Festival www.otherworldsfestival.co.uk 11 April Sat: Sheffield, South Seas 3 Spooner Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, S10 5BL http://www.wegottickets.com/event/307704 Tel: 07842828432 12 April, Sun: Newcastle; The Mining Institute, (Library) Neville Hall Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE The entrance is on the corner of Westgate Road and Orchard Street. https://mininginstitute.org.uk/ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/306788 15 April, Wed: Belfast, Lavery's 12-18 Bradbury Place, Belfast, BT7 1RS 028 9087 1106 16 April, Thurs: Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland, Debarras 55, Pearse St., Phone : +353 (0)23 33381 Ticket link: https://secure.tickets.ie/Listing/EventInformation/21903/thomas-truax-de-barras-16-April-2015 DeBarra’s Website: http://debarra.ie/listings/2015-04-16/ 17 April, Fri: Dublin, Workman's Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland 24 Apr, Fri: SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads (Supporting Duke Special) 320 Portswood Road, Southampton SO17 2TD, United Kingdom +44 23 8067 8446 www.thetalkingheads.co.uk/ 25 Apr, Sat: READING Bowery District (Supporting Duke Special) 110-117 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1EP 0118 959 5395 www.thebowerydistrict.co.uk 26 Apr, Sun: CARDIFF The Globe (Supporting Duke Special) 125 Albany Rd, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF24 3NS http://www.globecardiffmusic.com/ 1 May, Fri: Northampton, Labour Club 95-97 Charles Street, Northampton NN1 3BG 01604 636 254 http://legendarylabourclub.com/https://www.facebook.com/events/462164917272096/ 2 May, Sat: Oxford, Cellar Bar Frewin Court Oxford OX1 3HZ tel 01865 244 761www.cellaroxford.co.uk/ 6 May, Wed: Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 33 Queen's Road Leeds LS6 1NY 0113 275 2411 www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk 8 May, Fri: Hull, The New Adelphi Club, 89 DeGrey St, East Yorkshire, HU5 2RU +44 1482 348216 http://www.theadelphi.com/ 16 May, Sat: Wood Festival, Braziers Park, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. http://www.gigantic.com/wood-festival-tickets |
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