EIGHTIES SONG-WRITING legend Lloyd Cole is bringing a very special show to the Uppermill Civic Hall on Tuesday, August 26, announces www.thegigcartel.com
Lloyd first came to the fore in 1984 fronting The Commotions and racking up hits including Perfect Skin, Brand 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, Augus 26. Doors 7pm for a 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.
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ‘STANDARDS’
“effortless craftsmanship from a gifted storyteller.” – Q July ’13
“’Standards’ is the work of a bristling, alive and fresh-as-a-daisy master, drawing on all of his experience for a mid-life career high.”4* – Daily Mirror 21 June ’13
“.a sound replete with twisting, cyclical guitar lines and tints of keyboards. there’s a confidence and flexibility to his disparate themes. may be his best album.” – The Independent I 21 June ’13
“.ruminative, erudite, rueful. the rockiest thing he has done, but still very Lloyd Cole.” – Mail On Sunday 9 June ’13
ABOUT THE CONCERTS
“.a little less commotion, but still a legend. just his acoustic guitar and a two-hour set of gorgeous pop songs.” – Bristol Post 6 Nov ’13
“His voice is still beautiful. It sounds like threadbare velvet, stretched but rich at the same time. His lyrics are full of lust and longing, never overly romantic, but enough for you to realise that they come from a deeply complex man.” – GodIsInTheTV 13 Nov ’13
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