July 26

ugghh..monday. tried to work on some new songs this weekend but with little joy as i've probably been listening to too much "old country" lately so it's all sounds, well, like i wish i was merle haggard which in all honesty, yes i do but that's not really what songwriting is about. it's about finding your own little space and digging in till it sounds like you and no one else; you're own stories in your own way. alright, that's songwriting 101 over for the day.

busy week ahead, back in the studio for a few days with Drew whose helping out with some engineering and mixing up at Battery Studios is Willeseden. It's all sounding mega and less than two months to go now before the album is available. I'm playing two shows on friday - at the kings arms in fulham and then later at the fiddlers elbow in camden, should be good fun.

We're shooting a video for fortune teller song, if all goes to plan (no tempting of fate here - Ivor) this weekend, should be on your screens very soon!

alright; love, life , beautiful, everybody's welcome!

x

july 22

alright? warm regards from a hot & sticky london summer. things are all moving along here, just been getting the first couple of songs from the record out to people and the response so far is pretty good, which i'm pleased about although i've heard from a few people that were big fans of "glue" who are somewhat suprised with the new - musical direction - and miss the lazy americana sound of old. i'm not really sure what to say that, apart from , i dont miss it at all :)

I was back in the studio this week putting the finishing touches to two songs for the album, they were sounding good but just sitting back and enjoying the ride a bit too much, you know what i mean? well, i prodded them both with a big metal rod and threw some burning coals on them , and they've come out as some bastard sons of springsteen's darkness of the edge of town and mahalia jackson slugging it out with the dead weather after a bottle of Gran Patron. Deliverance indeed.

Been playing gigs most nights of the night around London. I love this the most; if only my amps would stop blowing up, it's a little difficult to make money this way. Bigger amps; that's probably the answer, yeah, to most things i suppose.

alright, i'll check back with you soon.