Later Youth

Friday, June 19, 19:30

Since fronting Manchester indie - folk favourites The Travelling Band , Jo Dudderidge has built a reputation as a sought - after producer, songwriter and session musician, working with an impressive roster of artists including Victoria Canal, Chloe Foy, Rose Gray, Stephen Fretwell, Human Interest, Joyeria, Bette Smith , and longtime collaborator Lissie .

. Debut album Living History is the culmination of what has been both a cathartic and a celebratory process. It's a bold statement with a distinctive character. Sure, parallels with his previous work exist, but it occupies a universe of its own, sonically centred on Dudderidge's sign ature Wurlitzer electric piano and unmistakable voice, blending raw, heart - on - sleeve lyricism with a fresh, idiosyncratic style veering from krautrock to alt - country

There are songs about nights that turned into mornings, heartaches rescued by a harem o f Venezuelans, romanticising the myths of past loves, facing mortality, running away from yourself while dreaming of reconciling with the love of your life. It's nostalgic, but not in a way that wants to go back — more like holding something up to the ligh t to understand it better.

"Chock full of more hooks and melodies than most indie conventions" ★★★★ Mojo "the world is a better place for Living History being part of it" ★★★★★ RnR "a richly textured collection that brims with vulnerability, self - destruct ion and sonic wanderlust" AmericanaUK "an album of adventure and diversity" Fatea "a meditative, emotionally rich journey" Jace Media Music