“Already allocated a place in my albums of the year” – Both dark and profoundly moving, a confessional and a prayer, John Moreland’s ‘Visitor’ takes him back to basics, with an emphasis on his voice and his words.
John Moreland’s ‘LP5’ is a terrific piece of work that is his most musically complex and lyrically personal album to date, it confirms his position as one of today’s great singer-songwriters.
On Big Bad Luv, his 4AD debut, John Moreland sets his sights on reaching out to a wider international audience, but without sacrificing the qualities that have built his reputation. While the songs still address bruised and battered relationships, there’s a more positive, redemptive note.
This May sees John Moreland making his 4AD debut with ‘Big Bad Luv’ his fourth album which will be released worldwide on May 5th. Watch his latest video for ‘It Don’t Suit Me…’ and don’t miss his tour dates beginning with Glasgow on 6th May.
The gravelly-voiced, heavily bearded Oklahoma songwriter John Moreland sees his third album, In The Throes, and latest ‘High On Tulsa Heat’, get a joint UK release.
Our Song of the Day is from John Moreland performing Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Thunder Road’. If you haven’t yet explored John’s own music then make sure you hunt out his new album ‘High on Tulsa Heat’.
