NEWTON FAULKNER

Pie & Vinyl, Southsea Thursday, August 26, 8pm pandvrecords.co.uk

Singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner will be playing an instore date in Southsea as part of a short tour of record stores to mark the release of his new album, Interference (of Light) Four years on from his last studio album, Newton worked throughout lockdown from his recording studio in east London, exploring a number of new ideas and styles, using them as the building blocks for his new album. ‘I’m not very precious any more,’ he says. ‘The music is a bit chunkier, it’s definitely way heavier and much less acoustic than previously. I feel like the stuff I’ve written recently is simpler but it’s tasteful; it works as songs. I can feel it.’

Interference (of Light) – his seventh album – sees Newton pushing himself further, both musically and vocally.

‘It’s grizzly, soulful and a step further,’ he says of his new material. ‘Vocally, I’ve learned a huge amount over the years. I was a guitarist and a writer who sang, that’s kind of where I came from. And now I feel like my voice has caught up with the stuff I was doing on guitar.’

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st change. e purposefully steered ay from any of the ques that have appeared around me. I’ve just remained this solitary figure. This record was made during the strangest of global times, which presented huge challenges. Without these challenges, the record would not have been the same. Everyone involved, from the producers to the players, had to think and work in new, strange and exciting ways. I thank them all for their hard work. I hope they’re all as proud of this record as I am.’