C Duncan Announces October Release For Sophomore Album, Shares New Track Wanted To Want It Too
Wednesday, 03 August 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
C Duncan will release his second album this autumn.
'The Midnight Sun' is set to arrive on October 7 via FatCat Records and will follow up his 2015 debut, ‘Architect’. Explaining the influence of the cult sci-fi show The Twilight Zone on the new record, Duncan said:
“I knew I wanted the album to have more of a theme/thread throughout it which ‘Architect’ didn’t have. 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 is one of my favourite [Twilight Zone] episodes. It embodies the style of Twilight Zone perfectly, which is often claustrophobic, mysterious and unnerving. The Midnight Sun is also a real natural phenomenon, occurring in the Arctic Circle during summer, preventing the nights from ever being fully dark. Although not as extreme in Glasgow, during summer we often only get 3 or 4 hours between dusk and dawn. This has always had a profound effect on me mentally during these months, being more of a night owl myself, as it completely messes with my internal clock and confuses me year after year.”
Check out the new record's first single, Wanted To Want It Too, below.
C Duncan will perform at Kelvingrove Park Bandstand with Idlewild this weekend, as well as heading to Electric Fields later in the month. He has also got sets lined up at Lindisfarne Festival, Moseley Folk Festival, Festival No.6 and True North Festival in September.
The Scottish songwriter will also play a headline show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in February, rescheduled from November 24.
C Duncan Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Wed February 01 2017 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
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