{"id":28871,"date":"2017-07-22T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=28871"},"modified":"2018-03-07T16:11:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T16:11:54","slug":"marc-almonds-new-album-shadows-and-reflections-out-september-ahead-of-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/marc-almonds-new-album-shadows-and-reflections-out-september-ahead-of-uk-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Almond\u2019s new album \u2018Shadows And Reflections\u2019 Out September Ahead Of UK Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/marc-almonds-new-album-shadows-and-reflections-out-september-ahead-of-uk-tour\/marcpckshot_170627_01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MARCpckshot_170627_01.jpeg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MARCpckshot_170627_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MARCpckshot_170627_01.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28883\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MARCpckshot_170627_01.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u2018Shadows And Reflections\u2019 is the new album by Marc Almond released by BMG on 22nd September 2017. Featuring sumptuous orchestral arrangements of iconic torch songs and 60s Orchestral Pop for which he is beloved, as well as two new original compositions. The album features songs written or recorded by artists such as Burt Bacharach, The Action, The Yardbirds, Bobby Darin, Julie Driscoll, Billy Fury and the Young Rascals.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018The Overture\u2019, \u2018Interval\u2019 and final pivotal track \u2018No One To Say Goodnight To\u2019 set and frame the album\u2019s mood &#8211; composed and orchestrated by long-time collaborator John Harle.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marc says of the album:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a sea of lush strings, lilting guitar, choral harmonies and full, panoramic sound. I wanted it to have the feel of a very late 1960s Italian cinema soundtrack. Everything stems from and returns back to that final track.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The album thematically begins and ends in an apartment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s about this guy that\u2019s living in a luxury expansive glass apartment overlooking the city, filled with sculptures and beautiful things, an empty soulless shell, surrounded by absurd wealth. He is sitting alone and I imagine listening to this music, possibly the songs that make up this album. He\u2019s rich in the bank but the poorest person you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The album \u2018Shadows And Reflections\u2019 sees Marc delve into the mood music of \u201corchestral and baroque pop songs with orchestrated arrangements and productions typical of the songs of that time.\u201d The album includes covers of the Young Rascals&#8217;, \u2018How Can I Be Sure\u2019 (made famous by David Cassidy), and the gothic pop of The Herd&#8217;s \u2018From The Underworld&#8217;, of which he said, \u201cPeter Frampton is such a brilliant early songwriter and I thought The Herd had such an intense inventiveness\u201d. It also features tracks from The Yardbirds, with Almond commenting, \u201cI\u2019ve come from listening to a lot of blues based rock from the 60s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Julie Driscoll&#8217;s \u2018I Know You Love Me Not\u2019 also appears, with Marc saying, \u201cIt is an incredible song that I have wanted to do for many years but only now found the context\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The title track \u2018Shadows And Reflections\u2019 is based on mod legends, The Action\u2019s version, whilst also featured is Burt Bacharach\u2019s \u2018Blue On Blue\u2019, which Marc sang with Burt himself at the London Palladium. Bobby Darin\u2019s \u2018Not For Me\u2019 and the Johnny Mandel standard \u2018The Shadow Of Your Smile\u2019 are also covered on this album.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI particularly like the strangeness of many of those 60\u2019s records\u201d says Marc, \u201cthe oddness about them, sometimes unsettling, out of the mould, that light psychedelia approach from the early Floyd records, Sgt Pepper and Soft Machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marc Almond\u2019s deep affection for brilliantly arranged 1960s pop has been prevalent throughout his career and has served him well. His versions of \u2018Jacky\u2019, \u2018The Days Of Pearly Spencer\u2019, \u2018Tainted Love\u2019, \u2018Something\u2019s Gotten Hold Of My Heart\u2019, and \u2018What!\u2019 have become much treasured recordings from an artist who can take an old song and bring it new life with impeccable style. A look at Marc\u2019s popular 60s Spotify playlists gives insight into the sounds and singers that he continues to be inspired by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marc has announced a new UK tour starting on 3rd October at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall, and across 18 dates, he will perform with a full orchestra playing songs from \u2018Shadows And Reflections\u2019 as well as other known and lesser known gems from the period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2017 cements the 60th Birthday year for the singer who the Observer noted, \u201chas never stood still\u201d and comes after the great success of the Top 10 album \u2018Hits And Pieces\u2019, which was followed by a sold- out Spring tour including a triumphant show at London\u2019s Roundhouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Says Marc:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy audience may not be familiar with a lot of these songs so I had to bear that in mind. Whereas if you\u2019re an aficionado and you know how brilliant they are, you\u2019ll see I\u2019ve not reinvented them an awful lot because I thought the arrangements are so good in the first place. These songs just need to be put out there again so people can hear them. Me singing them introduces them to a different audience and brings them out into the light.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Album Tracklisting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Overture<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Shadows And Reflections<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. I\u2019m Lost Without You<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. How Can I Be Sure<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. Something Bad On My Mind<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6. Blue On Blue<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7. I Know You Love Me Not<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">8. Interlude<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">9. From the Underworld<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">10. Still I\u2019m Sad<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">11. Embers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">12. Not For Me<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">13. All thoughts Of Time<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">14. The Shadow of Your Smile 15 No One To Say Good Night To<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tour Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3 October \u2013 London Royal Festival Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5 October \u2013 Guildford G Live<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">9 October \u2013 Scunthorpe Bath Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">10 October \u2013 Leeds Town Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">12 October \u2013 Portsmouth Guildhall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">14 October \u2013 Ipswich Regent Theatre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">15 October \u2013 Oxford New Theatre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">17 October \u2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">19 October \u2013 Manchester Bridgewater Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">20 October \u2013 Bristol Colston Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">21 October \u2013 Cambridge Corn Exchange<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">23 October \u2013 Southend Cliffs Pavilion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">26 October \u2013 Poole Lighthouse<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">30 October \u2013 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">31 October \u2013 Nottingham Concert Hall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3 November \u2013 Bridlington Spa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4 November \u2013 Newcastle Tyne Theatre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5 November \u2013 Edinburgh Usher Hall<\/p>\n<p>Find Marc Almond on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marcalmond.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarcAlmondOfficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Shadows And Reflections\u2019 is the new album by Marc Almond released by BMG on 22nd September 2017. 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