The Unthanks http://www.the-unthanks.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:28:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 First review for new album http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/first-review-for-new-album http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/first-review-for-new-album#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:31:14 +0000 admin http://www.the-unthanks.com/?p=496 “A triumphant excursion” – The Observer’s verdict on The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons by The Unthanks. Read the four-star review in full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/20/unthanks-robert-wyatt-antony-johnsons?INTCMP=SRCH

]]> http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/first-review-for-new-album/feed 0 Pre-Order the New Album Now http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/pre-order-the-new-album-now http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/pre-order-the-new-album-now#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:26:26 +0000 kimedia http://www.the-unthanks.com/?p=490 On November 28th, The Unthanks release The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons, Live from The Union Chapel (Diversions Vol 1.)

Amongst the first to hear the record is Robert Wyatt himself, who makes the following extraordinary statement:

“Quite simply, Antony & The Johnsons and I have been blessed by angels. If I had to take a single summary of what Alfie and I have being doing over the years to the proverbial desert island I wouldn’t take one of our own records. I’d take the crystal clear interpretations of The Unthanks.” Robert Wyatt

Celebrating two of the most adventurous songbooks of the last half-century, album is the first volume in what will be a series of Unthank albums called Diversions. The series is designed to capture anddocument a prolific twelve months which has been full of unique projects for the Mercury nominated Tynesiders; from their hugely successful collaboration with National Champions of Great Britain, Brighouse and Ratrick Brass Band, to a soundtrack performed live to a new film made from archive footage of Britain’s shipyards, to the Hegarty / Wyatt project celebrated here.

Having licensed their last 3 releases to EMI Records from RabbleRouser Music (owned by The Unthanks pianist, arranger and producer Adrian McNally), the Diversions series is released solely in the UK on RabbleRouser, while The Unthanks continue their relationship overseas with Rough Trade, who release the record in the rest of the world. The Unthanks are not necessarily done with the majors. New deals are on the table, but having reached the end of one contract, the band felt it an opportune moment to document these projects in a more low-key and homemade fashion, before considering their next move when they return with their 5th studio album proper.

 

A preview of the album set to photos from the Union Chapel show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXLCEKFXgs


You can buy the album directly from The Unthanks on-line shop, on the forthcoming tour of the show, or from the external links on the album page.
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A new video made by acclaimed animator Nick Murray Willis has been made for the title track of The Unthanks album, ‘Last’. The moving animation is poignant to this week’s Remembrance Day thoughts. Donations to http://www.poppy.org.uk/ There is no commercial release with the new video. It is available to watch from today on You Tube.
Click here to watch the beautiful new video for Last


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The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons, Live from The Union
Chapel (Diversions Vol 1.)
Amongst the first to hear the record is Robert Wyatt himself, who makes the following extraordinary statement:
“Quite simply, Antony & The Johnsons and I have been blessed by angels. If I had to take a single summary of what Alfie and I have being doing over the years to the proverbial desert island I wouldn’t take one of our own records. I’d take the crystal clear interpretations of The Unthanks.” Robert Wyatt
A preview of the album set to photos from the Union Chapel show can be found at Click here for the preview video for The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons Pre-order links will go live here on Tuesday.


]]> http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/new-album-out-on-november-28th/feed 0 The Unthanks in concert on Radio 2 http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/the-unthanks-in-concert-on-radio-2 http://www.the-unthanks.com/news/the-unthanks-in-concert-on-radio-2#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:48:26 +0000 kimedia http://www.the-unthanks.com/?p=451

On Wednesday night, BBC Radio 2 aired the first part of The Unthanks with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, recorded at St George’s Hall Bristol. The second part will go out next Wednesday, as previewed in the Radio Times. You can listen back to the first part here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016x029
Adrian was asked by The Guardian to write about the project and about the birth of Rachel and Adrian’s first son. You can read the article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/sep/08/the-unthanks-brass-band?INTCMP=SRCH


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Rachel, Becky and Adrian appear with Adrian Edmondson in his new series Ade in Britain. The series has already started, while the episode featuring The Unthanks screens on Dec 1st, about 4pm on ITV 1. In an interview for The
List, Ade says, “The Unthanks let me sing with them & I think it was one of the highlights of my life, let alone the series”! http://tinyurl.com/6hxe9zv


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