Bill Ryder-Jones has revealed his brand new single ‘This Can’t Go On’ and has announced his upcoming album ‘Lechyd Da’. The track features strings lifted from a 1978 Flashlight song, with the accompanying music video shot in Crail, Fife in Scotland. The artwork for the LP was created by Dale Bissland.
Speaking about the album, Jones said that he hadn’t felt this proud of a project since ‘A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart’. ‘Lechyd Da’ has been described as a journey rooted in love, loss, pain, heartache and darkness, yet varying between moments of profound beauty, hope and joy. The album title translates to ‘good health’ in Welsh, while the LP’s closing track ‘Nos Da’ means ‘goodnight’.
The musician has been working from his Yawn Studios in West Kirby, producing for the likes of Mick Head, Gerry Love and Saint Saviour. In addition to the album announcement, Jones has also revealed a show at London’s Lexington on Wednesday, September 27th and a tour across Europe and the UK in March 2024.
The full tracklist for ‘Lechyd Da’ is as follows:
1. ‘I Know That It’s Like This (Baby)’
2. ‘A Bad Wind Blow In My Heart pt. 3’
3. ‘If Tomorrow Starts Without Me’
4. ‘We Don’t Need Them’
5. ‘I Hold Something In My Hand’
6. ‘This Can’t Go On’
7. ‘…And The Sea…’
8. ‘Nothing To Be Done’
9. ‘It’s Today Again’
10. ‘Christinha’
11. ‘How Beautiful I Am’
12. ‘Thankfully For Anthony’
13. ‘Nos Da’
The album is set to be released on January 12th, 2024 via Domino and can be pre-ordered now. Fans can look forward to a captivating journey through the depths of love, pain and heartache, and to some of Bill Ryder-Jones’ most powerful work to date.
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