Featuring Ewan MacPherson, Jenny Sturgeon and Lauren MacColl, Salt House have announced the release of a new EP titled ‘Working for Zeus’. The announcement was accompanied by a short backstory, one of a long winter, separation and a creative longing:
Separated by the North Sea during the pandemic, as a band we were greatly missing the thing we love most – creating music in a room together. In the depths of winter, we decided to try writing new songs together on zoom. It came with its challenges and distractions -Ewan and Lauren grappling with mediocre broadband in the rural Highlands, Jenny disappearing off-camera when she spotted orca out her window in Shetland. But most of all it kept us connected. Still unable to travel far in the spring, we sent our songs on the journey we couldn’t physically – to musicians whose work we greatly admire. Their magic and the mixes of Andy Bell brought these songs to life; songs born out of strange days, a long winter, but ultimately from a complete necessity to create.
Those musicians making an appearance include Cahalen Morrison on 5-string banjo and vocals, Maija Kauhanen on kantele, Petter Frost Fadnes on saxophone and hardcore Norweigian fiddler Olav Luksengård Mjelva, this may be a small offering but it’s looking like a vibrant and colourful one that’s sure to see expectations running high.
Taken from the EP, which is released on 3 December via Hudson Records, listen to Under the Same Moon, a track that has a wide-open, almost cinematic feel, featuring Dean Honer who provides warm synths here and throughout the EP (as well as mastering the EP).
Working for Zeus – CD, Digital (Released 3/12/21)
You can also buy a tree from Trees For Life, rewilding the Scottish Highlands and helping to offset some carbon involved in the making and production of this music.
Pre-Order Here: https://hudsonrecords.co.uk/product/salt-house-working-for-zeus
Salt House are on tour for the next couple of weeks, including a Live To Your Living Room stream. Jenny Sturgeon is also out on tour with the music from her amazing album ‘The Living Mountain‘ (reviewed here) this November, complete with projection.
Salt House October Dates
October
18th – Soundhouse at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh TICKETS
19th – Crafts and Things – Glencoe TICKETS
20th – The Glad Cafe, Glasgow TICKETS
21st – Upwood Village Hall, Cambridgeshire TICKETS
23rd – The Stables, Milton Keynes TICKETS
24th – Bluestone Brewery, Newport, Pembs
26th – Living to Your Living Room – Online gig – TICKETS
27th – Cecil Sharp House, London TICKETS
28th – Firth Hall, Sheffield TICKETS
29th – Bear Tavern, Bearwood, Birmingham TICKETS
30th – Ropery Hall, Barton Upon Humber TICKETS
Jenny Sturgeon – The Living Mountain Tour –
November
18th – Portgordon Village Hall, Moray
19th – Crafts and Things, Glencoe
20th – Universal Hall, Findhorn
21st – Eden Court, Inverness (3.30pm performance)
22nd – Hug and Pint, Glasgow
23rd – Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
24th – The Tree House Bookshop, Kenilworth
27th – Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
28th – Green Note, London
Tickets: https://www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs
Hudson Club
Jenny will also be producing this month’s Hudson Club exclusive. Find out more about the Hudson Club and get access to exclusive music, podcasts and videos from Karine Polwart, Spiers & Boden, Jenny Sturgeon and many more from the Hudson Records family.
Details here: https://hudsonrecords.co.uk/club/about-hudson-club
Photo Credit: Archie MacFarlane Photography