Shuffle

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Jamie Lenman is releasing a new album. But as with all things Jamie, not just any other album this time hes tackling a covers record!

Shuffle will be released via Big Scary Monsters on 5th July. The ex- Reuben man explains: Ive always wanted to make a covers record, and some of these versions have been in the works for many years, so this was a real career goal for me. I was originally going to do it straight after Muscle Memory, but ultimately I felt that I needed to press on with another album of originals to fully establish my sound as a solo artist. I think Devolver achieved this, making now exactly the right time to get a bit creative. I feel like the phrase covers album has become a bit of a dirty word, which is odd to me theyre a vital part of our musical landscape. Some of my favourite records are cover albums Annie Lennoxs Medusa, Johnny Cashs Americanseven those early records by the Beatles and The Specials were mostly covers, and still utterly their sound. I want to redefine the concept of a covers album not just lazy sound-alikes of 80s classics, not just ironic metal versions of pop tunes theres no passion or invention in that, its just a smug joke. I may have covered a handful of childhood chart hits on this album, but Ive also covered songs by relatively unknown artists, and Ive covered songs by artists from my local music scene who I grew up with and admire. Its not limited to songs Ive covered tv themes, movie scores, and the music from my favourite video game. Its not even limited to music Ive covered a chapter from my favourite book and a scene from my favourite short film, in my debut acting performance with my favourite actor (Paul McCann)! As far as I know this hasnt happened before not all on one record anyway, so I hope its pretty unique