Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon is celebrating the release of his eighth solo album ‘A+E’, his first release since the acclaimed, acoustic-driven ‘The Spinning Top’. In this special concert the former lead guitarist of rock band Blur will invite his fans to nominate local bands to support him – he will then select his favourite for each venue.

Coxon’s new album ‘A+E’ features his distinctive, visceral garage-punk-pop and is inspired by the experimental genres of Krautrock and the black & white, post-punk era – bringing to mind artists such as Neu!, Can and Kraftwerk, as well as Peter Hamill, Joy Division and Monochrome Set – with hypnotic, driving grooves. This may be the closest Graham has ever come to making, in a skewed sense of the word, ‘dance’ music.

Coxon describes the album as, “Improvisations, experiments in beats, rhythms. A chance to uninhibitedly make some sort of perversely sad, danceable and funny and despondent songs.” Adding “I didn’t want to get caught up in my usual struggle with trying to make things sound really posh. I didn’t want lovely 60s-sounding drums and valves.”

Don’t miss your chance to see one of Britain’s most gifted musicians.

For more information please visit www.nme.com and www.grahamcoxon.co.uk.

Doors open at 7.30pm