Not sure how many songs, if any, celebrate the political activist Noam Chomsky but Foy Vance’s new album, ‘The Wild Swan’, gets out of the starting gate like it’s the final race with the help of a great chugging opener Noam Chomsky Is A Soft Revolution. A rock’n’blues celebration of musical, philosophical, literary and polemical insurrectionists…it’s our Song of the Day. Listen below:
“Never has a human being spoke so softly when delivering such devastating truths as when Noam Chomsky shared his thoughts with the world,” says Vance. “He truly is a soft revolution.”
Vance has also announced an intimate London show at Hoxton Hall (130 Hoxton St, London N1 6SH) on Thursday 12 May ahead of The Wild Swan’s release the following day. Tickets go on sale to the general public next Thursday, 24 March at 9am GMT from http://www.myticket.co.uk/artists/foy-vance
Further tour dates are below.
Foy Vance live:
May 12 – London, Hoxton Hall
June 10 – Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln (supporting Elton John)
June 11 – Grace Road, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicester (supporting Elton John)
June 12 – Longleat, Near Warminster, Wiltshire (supporting Elton John)
June 14 – Echo Arena, Liverpool (supporting Elton John)
June 19 – Exeter Westpoint (supporting Elton John)
June 25 – Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh (supporting Elton John)
June 26 – Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (supporting Elton John)
August 20 – Ottery St. Mary, Beautiful Days Festival
The Wild Swan is released 13 May on Gingerbread Man Records
Pre-Order via Amazon
Photo Credit: Sarah Barlow + Stephen Schofield