Andy Bell pronounces solo album ‘Pinball Wanderer’ that includes former Oasis bandmate Gem Archer
Andy Bell has introduced a brand new solo album known as ‘Pinball Wanderer’, that includes his former Oasis bandmate and longtime collaborator Gem Archer.
The Journey and Mantra of the Cosmos member is because of launch his third solo file on Friday February 28 through Sonic Cathedral. Pre-order-pre-save here.
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He has previewed the forthcoming mission with ‘I’m In Love…’ – an ethereal cowl of The Passions’ traditional post-punk single ‘I’m in Love With A German Movie Star’ (1981). Bell’s tackle the observe options dreamy vocals from Dot Allison, with Neu!‘s Michael Rother on guitar.
“I went via a stage of taking part in the guitar half for that tune at each Journey soundcheck,” Bell defined in a press release. “Erol Alkan has all the time maintained it’s ‘proto shoegaze’ and I agree.”
He continued: “Dot has been a buddy of mine for a very long time now. Like many individuals of a sure age, I cherished ‘One Dove’, and once I booked her to DJ at a membership evening in Sweden in about 2004, she levelled the place by taking part in ‘Ace Of Spades’ by Motörhead at 3am and we grew to become mates. I performed on some tracks on her final album ‘Consciousology’ and this was her returning the favour.
“Then, extremely, Michael Rother from Neu! additionally ended up on it. I met him at his present on the Barbican final February and requested him to remix the tune, however as a substitute he determined he needed to play guitar, which took every little thing to a complete new degree.”
He added: “I used to be leaving for a tour the following morning and I knew I needed to combine the only earlier than I left. Listening to Michael’s guitar elements within the combine was such an unimaginable feeling; it simply fired me as much as carry on recording and mixing into the evening.”
Bell was additionally assisted on the eight-track album by High Flying Birds member Gem Archer, who performed in Oasis alongside Bell between 1999 and 2009. Each musicians are rumoured to be reuniting with Liam and Noel Gallagher onstage at their enormous Oasis Reside ’25 reunion tour this 12 months.
“The album began from the drums up. I like taking part in drums and Gem is nice at recording them,” Bell stated. “All of the melodies and lyrics got here out of that.”
Per a press launch, ‘Pinball Wanderer’ ushers in “a brand new sonic chapter” for Bell – following on from his earlier two solo LPs ‘The View From Midway Down’ (2020) and ‘Flicker’ (2022).
The album went from being half-finished to totally recorded and blended in “one intense all-night session” final summer season, and has been known as “a quintessential nighttime file”.
“[It’s] is a mixture of psychedelic melodies, Can through The Stone Roses grooves and Arthur Russell-style experimental textures and ideal for each deep-listening headphones moments in addition to slicing throughout the good, most understated dancefloors,” it continued.
Moreover, Bell has revealed that he “took inspiration from Turnstile‘s ‘Glow On’ and made some songs which are too quick”. The observe ‘Madder Lake Deep’ is described as “Cocteau Twins in watercolour” whereas ‘Apple Inexperienced UFO’ references The Simpsons and ET.
“I had this riff on an acoustic and it was form of like a kind of Led Zeppelin people bangers, however I introduced it into the Serge Gainsbourg world and gave it a glass of absinthe,” he defined of the latter tune.
Bell is about to play a sequence of acoustic reveals at impartial file retailers throughout the UK, kicking off at London’s Stranger Than Paradise subsequent month.
Journey launched their seventh and newest album ‘Interaction’ final March.
In the meantime, Bell has teamed up with Noel Gallagher and former Oasis drummer Zak Starkey on Mantra Of The Cosmos’ new single known as ‘Domino Bones (Will get Harmful)’.