Tracey Thorn - Out Of the Woods - Virgin 2007

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Después de oír “Temperamental” me esperaba lo peor, pero no. Es un buen disco, claro que viendo sus “inspiraciones” entiendes que Tracey (de Ben dudo) siga haciendo cosas interesantes   

So my solo album is finished! Been working on it for almost a year. When I say solo that doesn't mean it's just me and my guitar again, but it does mean that it's not an EBTG record. After years of making records with Ben, it just seemed time to take a break, and do something fresh..

I've got together with a few different producers/collaborators, and we've come up with a record that (I hope) is a true reflection of who I am right now and what I love right now.

There's some serene techno emptiness from Martin Wheeler (Vector Lovers), a bit of modernist heartbreak house from Alex Santos, an amazing pastoral arrangement of flutes and flugels by Charles Webster.. I've done 2 songs with cagedbaby (Tom Gandey) one a kind of shimmery piece of Scritti Politti-style pop called Raise the Roof, and the other a downtempo lament about gay teenagers getting bullied at school, called A-Z.

But my main collaborator/producer is Ewan Pearson, and we've done seven tracks together. A cover of Arthur Russell's Get Around To It, featuring some wonky freakout sax from Gabe of The Rapture. A new song called It's All True, co-written with Sasse and Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), which is pure early 80's New York dance pop. A piano ballad which Ewan says sounds like "The Carpenters on acid". Also a cover of King's Cross by the Pet Shop Boys, which isn't on the actual album (had too many songs!), but will be available as a bonus track somewhere, and downloadable from iTunes. The first single, "Its All True" has been out there in the clubs for the last few weeks. Mixes from Martin Buttrich, Kris Menace, Escort, and a great dub from Ewan, Sasse and Darshan. Went straight to Number 1 on the Buzz Chart, Zzub chart and Cool Cuts chart. Pete Tong hammering it on the radio, lots of DJ's giving it a big thumbs up on the dancefloor.

It's All True will be released in the UK on Feb 26th. Video is finished - directed by Si and Ad, it features a heavily stylised monochromtaic dance routine, in which i feature almost invisibly....(which suits me just fine). I hear it has already been seen on MTV, so look out for it. I can't give release dates for the rest of the world yet, I'm afraid, as I don't yet know what the plans are from the label in other territories. I do know that Astralwerks will be releasing the album in the US. And in the UK the album will be out on Virgin at the beginning of March - I'll give you the exact date when I can find the bit of paper I scribbled it down on. Come on, you know what I'm like by now.... Time now for another music change up here - have just uploaded the Escort mix of It's All True. This lot are from Brooklyn, and they have basically turned the notion of remixing on its head, by delivering an entirely re-played version of the track, on real instruments, like, uh, guitar and whatnot, and call me an old soul girl if you must, but it is pure boogie heaven. Hand me my slingbacks someone, I NEED to dance to this, and will somebody PLEASE buy me a martini? Hope you like.... luv T xx 

Inspirations. Nicos Chelsea Girls, the Au Pairs live, Pete Shelley, Scritti Politti, Im still waiting by Diana Ross, Young Marble Giants, Patti Smith, Postcard records, Sandy Denny, Pet Shop Boys, Ceremony by New Order, Sufjan Stevens, Bless the Weather and Solid Air, Joanna Newsom, Evelyn Champagne King, Gypsies Tramps and Thieves by Cher, The Specials, Blossom Dearie, Aretha Franklin, The Smiths 1983-85, Jonathan Richman, Massive Attacks demos on cassette 1993, Judy Garland, Dusty Springfield, Mike Skinner, Low, Rufus Wainwright, Astrud Gilberto, Shannons Let the Music Play, Bjork and Polly Harvey at the Brits, Cocteau Twins, Arthur Russell, Roisin Murphy, Beth Gibbons, Phoenix, Vic Godards Whats the matter boy, and singing with Fairport Convention at Cropredy and Jeff Buckley at Glastonbury..