A VERY special show will raise the roof at the Uppermill Civic Hall as eighties song-writing legend Lloyd Cole performs on Tuesday, August 26.
Lloyd first came to the fore in 1984 fronting The Commotions and racking up hits including Perfect Skin, Br
and New Friend, Lost Weekend and Jennifer She Said.
He moved to the States five years later to pursue a solo career and develop his distinctive song-writing across a range of styles from orchestral pop to edgy rock – sometimes on the same record.
Through it all, the quality of his writing – always literate, peppered with cultural references and laced with humour – has remained beyond question.
In 1995 he scored a minor hit with Like Lovers Do from the album Love Story, co-produced by Stephen Street, disc jockey of choice for the likes of The Smiths and Blur.
Since the turn of the century he has explored a largely acoustic setting for increasingly folk-inspired songs, as heard on albums such as Music in a Foreign Language (2003), Antidepressant (2006) and Broken Record (2010).
Last year, he released Standards, his tenth solo album and only his second since 1995 to feature a full band of additional musicians, including power pop godhead Matthew Sweet and sometime Lou Reed drummer Fred Maher.
Tickets are on sale now for Lloyd Cole at the Uppermill Civic Hall on Tuesday, August 26. Doors open 7pm for 7.45pm show.
Tickets cost £20 in advance from Uppermill or Greenfield Post Office. You can buy them online from www.seetickets.com, www.eventim.co.uk or www.thegigcartel.com or call the box office on 0844 478 0898.
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