Jon Boden, the former Bellowhead frontman and 12-time BBC Folk Award winner has shared the third cut from his forthcoming album, ‘Afterglow’, which is due for release next Friday, October 6th. Listen to Bee Sting below:
Following previous singles ‘Moths In The Gas Light’ and ‘All The Stars Are Coming Out Tonight’, ‘Bee Sting’ helps set the visual backdrop for the narrative of ‘Afterglow’ with Jon turning to his experiences of the infamous Lewes Bonfire Night for inspiration. ‘Afterglow’ tells the story of two lovers trying to find one another within a post-peak oil street carnival – the album acts as part two in a trilogy of post-apocalyptic albums from Jon, taking notes from 2009’s ‘Songs Of The Floodplain’.
Speaking about the track, he says: “There is a wildness about it that is often hinted at in large bonfire night celebrations, but Lewes really takes it a lot further, with half-barrels of burning tar being dragged along the narrow, medieval (and one would imagine rather flammable) streets, plus there are several bonfire societies who compete to burn the most impressive effigy – often of present-day political figures. And then there is the sheer weight of numbers – the streets are rammed and it is not possible to move against the tide of the crowd.”
Pre-Order Afterglow here: https://jonboden.lnk.to/afterglow
Tour Dates
Solo – November
Mon 6th Pocklington Arts Centre
Tues 7th The Core at Corby Cube
Weds 8th OPEN, Norwich
Thurs 9th Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
Fri 10th Connaught Theatre, Worthing
Sun 12th Theatre Royal Winchester
Mon 13th Number 8, Pershore
Tues 14th Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings dates – November
Fri 17th Sage Gateshead
Sat 18th The Leadmill, Sheffield
Sun 19th Victoria Hall, Settle
Mon 20th Haverhill Arts Centre
Tues 21st St. Mary’s in the Castle, Hastings
Weds 22nd The Scala, London
Thurs 23rd The Lighthouse, Poole
Fri 24th The Globe, Cardiff
Sat 25th The Cheese & Grain, Frome
Sun 26th Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
Pre-Order Afterglow here: https://jonboden.lnk.to/afterglow
Photo credit David Angel