The Tangent, the progressive/jazz-rock collective led by Andy Tillison, are due to release their 12th studio album ‘Songs From the Hard Shoulder’ on June 10th, 2022. This album sees The Tangent focusing almost entirely on their long format songs or “epics” with only one song being less than 16 minutes long. Here, Andy Tillison returns to the podcast to talk about the band’s new album Songs From The Hard Shoulder and more.
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With ‘Songs From the Hard Shoulder’, the band (who are celebrating their 20th year in the business) have audibly focused on the compositional structure of this album which in the case of the three long pieces is also highly complex and “thought out” – from a luscious and uplifting song about loneliness in Covid lockdown, to a full on 17-minute long jazz/prog/canterbury fusion instrumental, to a darkly electronic story of a homeless woman with shades of Nine Inch Nails, Po90, Japan and Van Der Graaf lurking within. The album’s final track is the 4 minute bouncy Motown-style track “Wasted Soul”, where the band anticipate a wonderful day in the future when the pandemic is over forever. Early editions and the Vinyl Edition will include the bonus track “In The Dead Of Night” which is of course a cover version of the classic song by UK.
Tracklisting:
1.The Changes (17:06)
2.The GPS Vultures (17:01)
3.The Lady Tied To The Lamp Post (20:52)
4.Wasted Soul (4:40)
5.In The Dead Of Night (Bonus) (16:11)
The album is available now for pre-order as:
https://thetangent.lnk.to/SongsFromTheHardShoulder
