‘The Midnight Sun’ will undertake the tough task of following last year’s ‘Architect‘ album on October 7th.
C Duncan has cited the American sci-fi show The Twilight Zone as a starting point for the successor to his Mercury nominated debut. “I knew I wanted the album to have more of a theme/thread throughout it which ‘Architect’ didn’t have,” he says.
“I have always had a bit of an obsession with The Twilight Zone (the original 1960s series) – the strange stories, the often brooding atmosphere, and the stylised aesthetic. No matter how different the stories in each episode are there’s a strong atmosphere and look to each episode which ties the all the episodes together.”
“Although the songs themselves, I wanted to capture the atmosphere and create something that is almost an anthology series styled album, in which all the tracks tie together stylistically without being one big conceptual record.”
‘The Midnight Sun’ sees Duncan returning to recording and producing sessions in his Glasgow flat, using a bedroom studio set-up.
Tour dates:
AUGUST
Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park Bandstand (5)
By Beauly, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (6)
Port of Menteith, Doune The Rabbit Hole (20)
Dumfries, Electric Fields (27)
SEPTEMBER
Berwick, Lindisfarne Festival (2)
Birmingham, Moseley Folk Festival (3)
Portmeirion, Festival No.6 (4)
Aberdeen – The Lemon Tree at True North Festival (23)
OCTOBER
London, ICA (13)
Glasgow, Citizens Theatre (15)
FEBRUARY 2017
London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (1)