Andy Bell by Andree Martis
Andy Bell released his solo debut ‘The View From Halfway Down’ in 2020.
Andy Bell’s next solo album is called Flicker and will be released on February 11th.
“When I think about Flicker, I see it as closure,” Bell says. “Most literally, on a half-finished project from over six years ago, but also on a much bigger timescale.”
“Some of these songs date back to the ’90s and the cognitive dissonance of writing brand new lyrics over songs that are 20-plus years old makes it feel like it is, almost literally, me exchanging ideas with my younger self.”
Something Like Love is previewing the record which is set to continue a productive spell for the Ride, Oasis and Beady Eye member.
“The ‘flicker’ I’m talking about in the lyrics of Something Like Love is that flame that makes a person who they are,” he continues.
“I wanted to find that in myself, so I went back to the teenage me – a technique I learned in therapy and have been doing ever since – and got some advice on how to live and be happy in the 2020s.”
