I DES, by King Creosote

I DES

by King Creosote

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kingofthechickens I like this. This is a shit review. The album, on the other hand, is very good. I hope you like it too.

steviemoore A journey through our hearts and minds.
Best describes this Album ....

Andy K Another beauty from the King himself. Kenny Anderson ruminates on life and death and love, from celebrating a life well lived, (Blue Marbled Elm Trees), followed by Burial Bleak, showing that even for those that live life to the full, you can still be frightened about what happens next. After which, the melancholy 'Dust' confirms what we all know about what's to follow.
Musically, it's a tapestry of synths, samples, loops and traditional instruments, with sublime backing vocals by Hannah Fisher. Favorite track: Blue Marbled Elm Trees.

Etienne Stekelenburg Without a doubt track 2 is my favourite because Martha is on there playing her fiddle. We will never forget Martha I guess. The bright and funny Skoubhie Dubh bandmember Kenny, Eric, Bruce and myself played with back in those buskin' days across Europe.

Alasdair Hosking Just saw I DES being played at the Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow and you were each brilliant and the album is brilliant (Buriel Bleak, Dust, Walter de la Nightmare and Susie Mullen an excellent sequence). And if this were the last King Creosote Album I'd be sad and a bit annoyed. But then no one does grief and difficult relationships quite like King Creosote so...

kurtjkeg Long Live the King! His best LP to date, and he's done a few!

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1.	It’s Sin that's Got Its Hold Upon Us 03:51	info
2.	Blue Marbled Elm Trees 05:03	info
3.	Burial Bleak 05:48	info
4.	Dust 04:09	info
5.	Walter de la Nightmare 04:11	info
6.	Susie Mullen 04:49	info
7.	Love is a Curse 01:59	info
8.	Ides 04:05	info
9.	Please Come Back I Will Listen, I Will Behave, I Will Toe The Line 13:16	info
10.	Drone in B# 36:34	info

about

They say long live the king and all, but nothing’s ever set in stone. A quarter of a century since his self-inflicted coronation, and self-released debut solo album, Kenny Anderson - DIY pop voyager, ancestral seaside home restorer, squeezebox lothario, Fife for lifer, diamond miner, hijacker of hearts, and the man also known as King Creosote - has released over 100 records (at a relatively conservative guess), collaborated with the likes of Jon Hopkins,
KT Tunstall, Beta Band’s Lone Pigeon, and had his songs covered and performed by artists including Patti Smith and Simple Minds.
Yet he’s still standing:fallible, doubtful, patched together, bloody-minded and unbowed. He’s got a new LP, despite or
perhaps because of it all. It’s called I DES.

While the record’s kaleidoscopic musical terrain plots vibraphones, accordions, e-bows, samplers, ungulates,
scratched records and wine glass-drones across its landscape, there’s common ground in the wonder of the synthesiser –not to mention Anderson’s singular voice, and his roguish, roving, ever-evolving, gorgeous songs in the key of Fife.

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released November 3, 2023

2023, Domino Recording Co Ltd

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shows

Apr 26

The Tivoli Theatre

Aberdeen, UK
Apr 27

Universal Hall

Findhorn, UK
Apr 28

Perth Theatre

Perth, UK
May 17

The Tung Auditorium

Liverpool, UK
May 24

The Ceilidh Place

Ullapool, UK
May 25

An Lanntair

Stornoway, UK
May 31

Gardyne Theatre

Dundee, UK
Jun 1

Byre Theatre

St. Andrews, UK
Jun 1

Byre Theatre

St. Andrews, UK
Nov 15

Tolbooth

Stirling, UK
Nov 16

Usher Hall

Edinburgh, UK
Nov 18

The Fire Station

Sunderland, UK
Nov 20

International Arts Centre

Leicester, UK
Nov 22

Metronome

Nottingham, UK
Nov 23

RNCM Concert Hall

Manchester, UK
Nov 24

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Nov 26

Brighton Komedia

Brighton, UK
Nov 27

Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre

Exeter, UK
Nov 28

Union Chapel

London, UK
Nov 29

Union Chapel

London, UK

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