Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott have two outdoor UK concerts coming up this week.
After going to number one in the UK in 2020 with Manchester Calling, Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott have announced their follow-up LP N.K-Pop.
Heaton once again teamed up with John Williams during the recording, the album now set for release on September 30th and trailed with lead track Still.
“I wanted to write a song for folk who have lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy,” Heaton said.
“It’s a common occurrence and, for every one story you may hear, there are 20 or 30 left untold. Whilst totally understandable we, together with the stillbirth charity Sands, want to direct people to talking.”
“Many only feel able to talk to their partner about the loss, but talking to someone equally distressed can be suffocating. It has to be good to talk to people outside, because otherwise that loss can overwhelm you.”
“I can’t say that’s wrong, because grief has strange ways of shaping and defining you. As a song, Still had to be quiet, meditative, and simple in it’s arrangement, to hopefully reflect and understand those emotions.”
N.K-Pop tracklist:
The Good Times
Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)
Who Built The Pyramids
I Drove Her Away With My Tears
When The World Would Actually Listen
Still
I Ain’t Going Nowhere This Year
Sunny Side Up
Baby It’s Cold Inside
New Fella
My Mother’s Womb
His Master’s Game