Edwyn Collins is back with his 10th solo album, 'Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation'.
Out on his own AED Records, the 11-track album was recorded at his Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale,North East Scotland and was co-produced by Edwyn with Sean Read & Jake Hutton, who all play on the album.
It's a beautifully melancholic album, pulling on Edwyn’s long standing influences everything from rock’n’roll to country and through to Northern soul. Edwyn has always had his own distinct style from his playfully eloquent Orange Juice days and on into his solo career. His stroke in 2005 naturally changed both his songwriting and delivery: He lost his speech completely for a period and since then his songs have been lyrically more direct as he has adjusted to his new limitations. But this directness and his distinct vocal delivery make this album all the more poignant, reflecting as it does, on his life and all the changes and challenges he’s faced but along with the melancholy, there’s optimism too, a feeling that love and perseverance can and will prevail.
Out on his own AED Records, the 11-track album was recorded at his Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale,North East Scotland and was co-produced by Edwyn with Sean Read & Jake Hutton, who all play on the album.
It's a beautifully melancholic album, pulling on Edwyn’s long standing influences everything from rock’n’roll to country and through to Northern soul. Edwyn has always had his own distinct style from his playfully eloquent Orange Juice days and on into his solo career. His stroke in 2005 naturally changed both his songwriting and delivery: He lost his speech completely for a period and since then his songs have been lyrically more direct as he has adjusted to his new limitations. But this directness and his distinct vocal delivery make this album all the more poignant, reflecting as it does, on his life and all the changes and challenges he’s faced but along with the melancholy, there’s optimism too, a feeling that love and perseverance can and will prevail.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Perfectly displaying Collins' mastery of thoughtful, melancholic jangle, his tenth studio album 'Nation Shall Speak...' is rich with beautifully warm melodies and his crisp distinctive vocals. Folky without being slow, and contemplative without being drab, Collins swims through a beautiful selection of indie-adjacent anthems.TRACK LISTING
1. Knowledge
2. Paper Planes
3. The Heart Is A Foolish Little Thing
4. The Mountains Are My Home
5. Strange Old World
6. Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation
7. Sounds As A Pound
8. The Bridge Hotel
9. A Little Sign
10. It Must Be Real
11. Rhythm Is My Own World