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\r\nTaking in cities from Glasgow to Manchester and beyond to Bristol, Head and The Red Elastic Band complete the forthcoming tour with two, huge theatre shows, the first at Liverpool\u2019s Eventim Olympia on Fri 10 June 2022 and the second in London, taking in the O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire the following night.
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\r\nRevered by heavyweight songwriting peers and discovered by new generations of discerning listeners, all enraptured by the fruits of Head\u2019s winding, 40-year career, the Liverpool singer-songwriter enters a new age of creativity and collaboration with Dear Scott. Promising to be a shimmering jewel cast by the minds and hearts of Merseyside\u2019s finest musicians, the 12-track album is dusted with both Ryder-Jones\u2019 artistry and the heavyweight musicianship of The Red Elastic Band, which Head found had \u2018stepped up\u2019 following almost a year apart, forcing him to dig deeper himself.
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\r\nOf slipping back into writing and recording in 2021, Head continues: \u201cAfter being apart for a while, I went for a walk on the beach with the band and it was beautiful, literally and personally. Rehearsals followed and it clicked into place, with one thing leading to the next. It\u2019s very much the ethos we\u2019re working by, keeping things simple, but keeping the momentum. I\u2019d met Bill a few times and he\u2019s a lovely guy. Once we knew he was interested in producing the album we didn\u2019t need to think about it again, it just progressed and became a completely natural thing.\u201d
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\r\nDear Scott refers to novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose debt-ridden, down-and-out years captured the imagination of Head, specifically a postcard Fitzgerald addressed to himself upon checking in at Hollywood\u2019s infamous Golden Age retreat, The Garden Of Allah Hotel. Head explains: \u201cA decade after being the king of the jazz age, Fitzgerald arrived unfashionable and sober, ready to conquer Hollywood. His agent with a sense of humour booked him into The Garden Of Allah, where writers, movie stars and even Stravinsky sometimes lived. He famously picked up a postcard on checking in and addressed it to himself.\u201d
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\r\nThe postcard read: Dear Scott, How are you? Have been meaning to come and see you. I have living at the Garden Of Allah. Yours Scott Fitzgerald
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\r\nHead states that the formation of The Red Elastic Band in 2008 began with \u2018whoever was available at the time\u2019, primarily as a vehicle for live performance, producing one, previous album in 2017\u2019s Adi\u00f3s Se\u00f1or Pussycat. The band has since developed into a cohesive, mutually-supportive and permanent line-up, with Phil Murphy on drums, Tom Powell on bass, Danny Murphy on guitars and Nathaniel Cummins on guitars and backing vocals being the musicians taking on the world in 2022 alongside Head.
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\r\nA2 Broken Beauty
\r\nA3 The Next Day
\r\nA4 Freedom
\r\nA5 American Kid
\r\nA6 Grace And Eddie
\r\nB7 Fluke
\r\nB8 Gino And Rico
\r\nB9 The Grass
\r\nB10 The Ten
\r\nB11 Pretty Child
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