New album ‘Wrath Of Can’ out on March 14th, 2025.
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“Oozes indie tuneage.”
– The Scotsman
“Exciting, creative shapeshifting.”
– BBC Radio Scotland
“A radical charge of allegorical enchantment, …takes a formula of 90’s indie-rock era pop singularity, and simmers it to higher graft of shine.”
– Comeherefloyd
“An indie-pop delight from start to finish, with poignant lyricism.” – UK Artist of the Week, The Vinyl District
“Wrath Of Can” follows from three years working on Kev’s ongoing Disco Mary project with Bucks Music Group and Groove Bound Records. The album goes back to Kev’s roots in a messy, barely produced indie rock/alternative manner.
The title “Wrath of Can” is a strong ode to positivity and a nod to the idea that progressive, liberal people need to get fired up and organised to take on the growing forces of the right wing. It also alludes to a moment early in their relationship when Kev almost convinced his now wife that as a child, he had an acting role as a background extra in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. This incident is referenced in the lyrics of the song Mismatched Plans. Kev has no idea why he did this other than he thought it would be funny. It was a ridiculous claim and became increasingly ridiculous the more details he added.
The album was produced by Chris McCrory, a two time SAY Award nominated producer, songwriter and audio engineer from Glasgow, Scotland. Known publicly as the frontman of indie rock quartet Catholic Action, his work has been received with widespread critical acclaim from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, Les Inrockuptibles & NME – as well as earning high profile playlist additions from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music & Spotify’s New Music Friday. Furthermore, his work has also soundtracked international television programming and marketing campaigns from the likes of Mercedes, Microsoft, HBO, Showtime, Paramount, BBC & Channel 4.
The album artwork was a more personal, family affair: the ‘Dancing Ladies’ were created and drawn by Kev’s wife Alicia and are cleverly designed composite pictures, made of lots of tiny other shapes and details. (If you look closely, you will find all sorts of other pictures within the pictures!)
The songs on “Wrath Of Can” are sonically inspired by artists like Margaret Glaspy, MJ Lenderman, Bill Ryder-Jones, Kurt Vile, Kevin Morby, Alvvays and take in a mixed bag of tales all from Kev’s own personal life and the culture at large: Kev’s relationship with his now wife (“Milk White Teeth, Mismatched Plans”), Brexit, right wing politicians and ridiculous rhetoric (“Sun Of A Beach”),freaky synchronicities (“Particles Of Light”) . Lead single “Everything A Mother Could Want” explores the myriad social and cultural forces that want us to defer to the expectations of others, be that to parents, authority figures or friends. The song and accompanying comic strip video, explore, with the wisdom of hindsight, at Kev’s time signed to a major record label with, Attic Lights.
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