Mull songwriter signs deal for ninth album
Xtra Mile Recordings and Colin MacIntyre, right, AKA Mull Historical Society have signed a new deal for the release of MacIntyre’s ninth MHS album, and the fourth with the label.
Following the release of City Awakenings (2012), Dear Satellite (2016) and the Bernard Butler produced Wakelines (2018) – the new album, titled Meltwater – marks a decade-long partnership together and a new chapter in the long and illustrious career of one of Britain’s best songwriters.
‘I am delighted to be signing with Xtra Mile Recordings again,’ says MacIntyre, ‘they are a family as much as a label and are very well named.
‘I’m really pleased to continue what is now the longest creative partnership of my career.
‘I am sitting here in my studio cabin in the woods with a load of songs and I’m about to press record.
‘If I crack the door I can almost hear the ocean, so I’ll see what washes back...
‘Loss was about the place of people in communities, local Vs global. So I’m excited to discover where Meltwater takes me.'
Charlie Caplowe, managing drector at Xtra Mile Recordings said: ‘I can’t believe it’s been 10 years working with Colin/Mull and always such a positive experience. We can’t wait to work with him on Meltwater.'
Next year will be a busy year for MacIntyre, who will also be celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album Loss.
MacIntyre kicks off the year playing Celtic Connections, at Saint Luke’s in Glasgow, on January 22. The performance of the universally lauded and gold-selling breakthrough is sure to be a fantastic night, with special guests joining MacIntyre on stage to perform the album in full, as well as other MHS tracks.
From the heartfelt charm of game-changing NME Debut Single of the Year, Barcode Bypass, to the rip-roaring MTV-adorned, I Tried and Animal Cannabus, this is sure to be a reflective and celebratory night.
The band will feature Celtic Connections faves Sorren MacIean, Hannah Fisher and Seonaid Aitken. Special reissues of Loss, together with his second and third MHS albums Us and This Is Hope, will also be released later in the tyear to celebrate this career milestone.