Ed O’Brien with Radiohead headlining the first day of TRNSMT 2017 (Gary Mather / Live4ever)
Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien appears to finally be ready to release his debut solo album next year.
Writing on Facebook, O’Brien has primed its first single Brasil for later this week, its title reflecting the LP’s inspiration from his time spent in the country following Radiohead’s King Of Limbs tour at the start of this decade. “We had a truly profound experience living in that extraordinary country,” he’s said (via Consequence Of Sound).
“Made new connections with people and places. And happened to go to Carnaval in Rio in 2013. Truly the greatest show on Earth. An explosion of light, melody, rhythm and love.”
“For me, one of those musical eureka moments. As our time out there came to an end, we headed home and I found myself intuitively heading for the Welsh Hills. With a copy of Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’, a couple of guitars, an amp, and some pedals (of course), I rented a cottage in the Cambrian Mountains and the songs that make up the album started to flow out.”