Name: I Love the New Sky
Brand: Tim Burgess

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BURD1006.1

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180 Gram Vinyl

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-05-22

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Signed copies: No

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Sales:8.875

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5400863026707

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

BURD1006.2

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5400863026691

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Tim Burgess

Genre US

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label US

Bella Union

Rough Trade Transmissions

Tim Burgess is a singer known for his work with the British rock band The Charlatans. With his distinctive vocals and charismatic stage presence, Burgess has captivated audiences around the world. Before pursuing music full-time, he worked as a delivery driver at ICI chemical works in Northwich, using his trusty push bike to get around. 

Burgess's musical style can be compared to other artists such as The Seahorses, Shed Seven, and The Bluetones. His collaborations with Bernard Butler and Ian Brown have also garnered critical acclaim. With influences ranging from indie rock to Britpop, Burgess continues to create timeless music that resonates with fans.

Whether performing with The Charlatans or pursuing solo projects, Tim Burgess remains an influential figure in the music industry. His passion for creating meaningful songs and connecting with audiences sets him apart as an artist who truly understands the power of music.

While in The Charlatans, Tim’s indefatigable energy has been a consistent fuel for the band across thirteen high-charting albums, his solo adventure has been no less extraordinary, scaling new heights in 2020 with his fifth solo release to date: I Love The New Sky. Released on Bella Union, it features wonderfully connective songs of everyday minutiae and universal experience, of love and anger, of loss and belonging, all united by elaborate yet natural arrangements and an effortless but deceptively expert way with melody.

I Love The New Sky differs from its predecessors in that all twelve tracks were self-penned. I Love The New Sky lands somewhere between Paul McCartney's RAM and Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) and certainly that recipe covers both the all-pervasive tunefulness and high quality. Stylistically, though, it runs the widest gamut, from Empathy For The Devil's gospel style rockabilly skip, through to the sophisticated song-craft of Sweetheart Mercury and the Nilsson-esque Sweet Old Sorry Me, with the angst-y gravitas of Undertow, which Tim describes as “a mood-changer, influenced by 10cc.”

I Love the New Sky

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