Brett Anderson, Charles Hazlewood, and Paraorchestra featuring Nadine Shah and Gwenno in an exquisite anthology of music by icons such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Skeeter Davis, Japan, David Bowie & Jacques Brel, Depeche Mode, and Suede.
This rich set – amplified by the diversity and virtuosity of Paraorchestra musicians in new arrangements by composer Charlotte Harding – features delicate new versions of songs about death, the death of love, of loss, and ultimately of transcendence. It reminds us that music is our greatest friend in bleak times; inviting us to crouch around a candle and meet our sorrow head-on, comforting, nourishing, and uplifting.
We are delighted to announce that on April 19 2024 we are releasing our Death Songbook on 2LP, CD and Digital via BMG’s World Circuit label.
Click here to pre-order the album.
We’ll be marking the release with two Death Songbook live dates, with Gwenno joining Brett Anderson, Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra as a special guest vocalist.
Roundhouse, London – Wednesday 24 April 2024
Factory International, Manchester – Friday 26 April 2024
Death Songbook was broadcast online by BBC Cymru Wales across the weekend of 6th – 7th March 2021 as part of GŴYL 2021 When Brett Anderson, Charles Hazlewood, and Paraorchestra were joined by guest vocalist Nadine Shah plus Adrian Utley (Portishead) & Seb Rochford (Pulled By Magnets, Acoustic Ladyland, Sons Of Kemet)
It received its television premiere on Sky Arts on Friday 26 November 2021.
Watch the trailer for the 2021 broadcast, which also featured Nadine Shah:
(Image Gallery: Death Songbook at Llais, Wales Millennium Centre, 2022. Photography credit Kirsten McTernan)