New York-based blues singer-songwriter Willy Mason has announced his new album ‘Carry On’ will hit shelves on December 3rd.
Coming in the wake of his critically acclaimed and gold certified debut ‘Where the Humans Eat’ - which included the now classic track ‘Oxygen’ - and the progressive sound of his 2007 sophomore release ‘If the Ocean Gets Rough’, ‘Carry On’ has been five years in the making.
Decamping to his childhood home in Martha’s Vineyard once the dust had settled on a busy period of touring the world and releasing two critically acclaimed records, Willy used his time at home as a means of re-rooting to his childhood community. With that came the creative freedom and inspiration to write the songs that now form ‘Carry On’.
Willy explains: ‘‘I felt like I wanted, needed to get stuck in somewhere, to keep up with what was going on with the people my age. I think of this record as the third and final chapter to a particular narrative that started with Where the Humans Eat. It’s a narrative that’s loosely based on me, on my character through performance, and I think that by completing this album, I’m sort of closing the door on that and opening up a whole new world of possibilities.”
Willy Mason is touring the UK this December, and you’ll be able to hear him playing loads of his new tracks, as well as a selection of his classics. Follow the links below and you’ll also find his dates supporting Ben Howard - so you have more than enough chances to catch the 27 year-old in the UK this year!
Sat December 1st 2012 - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Sun December 2nd 2012 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Mon December 3rd 2012 - Glee Club, Birmingham
Tue December 4th 2012 - Thekla, Bristol
Wed December 5th 2012 - Scala, London
Thu December 6th 2012 - Thekla, Bristol
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