Sooooo, this has taken way too long.

Long story and some bits of info coming up.

But, first things first.

Here’s a link to my new shop with some new products in it.

Here’s the info.

Why a New Shop? 

There’s a new album coming and I’ve been working on it for a pretty long time.

I’ve mentioned it a few times and I know there’s at least a few people waiting for it.

I have to say, in my humble opinion, I think it’s been worth the wait and I am immensely happy with it.

I can’t wait for you to hear it and I hope you feel the same as I do when that happens.

But, that’s not what today’s post is about.

The reasons for the delay in getting this new album finished and released had several contributing factors.

One was that I moved house and had to build a new studio. Having done that, I also had to do some work on the new house to make it liveable, and that always takes longer than you think.

That meant that the album process took months and perhaps even years more than I hoped, but, the truth is, the recording and mixing was completed on the new album at the start of this year.

That’s because I knew that I needed a more robust shop. Well, I say I knew, but I have two mates who run all the website and shop for me and they told me that I needed a better system - one with an actual cart, more intuitive to use and all sorts of other stuff that I wasn’t really taking in.

And, this was needed (so they say) so that when I released the new album and future albums I could do a solid job of letting people buy from me direct and maybe get a lot closer to my one goal - to be a full-time musician.

So, they’ve finally managed to build this mythical new shop and it’s ready for business.

And I hope it does get me closer to that goal.

The thing is, if I can work on my music full time, then I can create a lot more. Well, certainly more than three albums in 13 years!

With the incredible support I’ve had since I set myself up properly as an indie musician more than four years ago I feel that I’m getting pretty close to that. The people who like what I do aren’t massive in number but they (you!) are incredibly supportive, sending messages of support and buying my music.

That fills me with hope that when the new album comes out I will be one step nearer making my living from music alone.

And the shop and asking people to buy from me is (as my helpful mates keep telling me) a critical step towards that goal.

What’s in the Shop?

There’s a few new things.

There’s a full colour T-Shirt of the ‘Teaser Trailer’ sleeve art, art prints of both sleeves, badges and a baseball cap.

Of course, there’s all the music on CD and vinyl as you’d expect.

I’ve got a few more things in the works but would love to hear if there’s any merch items you’d like to see me do. Let me know!

The New Album