The London born singer/songwriter and poet BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE — who received the Mercury Music Prize for debut album At Least for Now in 2015 — has announced a new titled “I Tell A Fly” — due for release September 29 with a single ‘Jupiter’ out now.
We thought ‘Phantom Of Aleppoville’ — a classic instrumental piece with an Orff-like cantata at its core — had great ambiance and deep feel.
Informed by a U.S. visa describing him as ‘an alien’ — new single “Jupiter” finds Clementine exploring ideas of identify, both personal and universal.
“Seeing my visa just opened everything for me…” says Clementine.
“Saying ‘Jupiter’ for me was like saying ‘Europa’, or ‘England’, or ‘Edmonton’. Me wandering around in America….there was Trump and Clinton, there was the Orlando attack, the New Orleans attack — here I was thinking I was living in a safe place, but nothing was really safe any more, or ever. It’s a poke at people being called aliens by some people — like we’re from another planet. I think we’re all forever aliens…”
We had an early listen of ‘Jupiter’ —
The earthy voice flits from ochre to rich golden clay as a melody entwines the wefty threads of rhythm before it lolls itself down in the indefinable virtues of extravagant non-membership.
Pre-order ‘I Tell A Fly’: https://BenjaminClementine.lnk.to/ITellAFly
Link: https://www.facebook.com/benjaminclementine/
TOUR DATES
12th Nov The October Palace, Kiev
13th Nov Izvestia Hall, Moscow
15th Nov The Hall Compensa, Vilnius
16th Nov MTP2 Hall, Poznan
18th Nov Elbphilarmonie, Hamburg
19th Nov Philharmonie Munich, Munich
20th Nov Köln Philharmonic Hall, Köln
21st Nov Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin
22nd Nov Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund
25th Nov Cirque Royal, Brussels
27th Nov Philharmonie Luxembourg, Luxembourg
28th Nov De Doelen, Rotterdam
30th Nov Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
1st Dec Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham
3rd Dec O2 Academy, Leeds
4th Dec The Ritz, Manchester
5th Dec Brixton Academy, London
6th Dec The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead
8th Dec Colston Hall One, Bristol
18th Dec Arcimboldi Theatre Milan
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