{"id":13150,"date":"2017-12-07T12:27:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T12:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2017-12-09T15:38:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T15:38:07","slug":"richard-youngs-announces-new-album-belief-and-unveils-first-single-nebulosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=13150","title":{"rendered":"Richard Youngs announces new album Belief<\/em> and unveils first single ‘Nebulosity’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There’s a very good reason to look forward to 2018, Glasgow-based multi-instrumentalist and improviser Richard Youngs<\/a> will release a new album entitled Belief<\/em>. Youngs’ music catalogue is extensive, with hundreds of solo and collaborative releases under his belt, including this year’s Paradise \/ In Love An Arc<\/em>, the 12″ release from his collaborative disco project AMOR also featuring Turner nominated artist Luke Fowler, Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand) and Michael Francis Duch (LEMUR).<\/p>\n

Set for release on March 2nd via Tim Burgess’ O Genesis Recordings<\/a>, Youngs initially planned to send the record to \u2018major\u2019 labels and collect the rejection letters as an art project. But Burgess wanted to release it as soon as he heard it. He explains:<\/p>\n

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\u201cRichard\u2019s album came to me via his friend Daniel O\u2019Sullivan. He gave me some of Richard\u2019s songs and they completely bowled me over. I immediately asked if O Genesis could release it and he put me in touch with Richard. Belief is sublime gnostic pop and is the soundtrack to why I wanted to be able to release albums on our label.
\nO Genesis had recently released Daniel\u2019s record (VELD) and it\u2019s always difficult to know what an artist thinks of our label – they might just be being polite when they say good things. If someone recommends a friend or a band that is dear to them, then that is a perfect sign for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

‘Nebulosity’ is the first staggering single lifted from the upcoming Belief<\/em>. \u201cNebulosity is about finding my way”, Youngs explained. “Although the lyric declares “no time for faith”, it is a song of self-belief.\u201d
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