106 Parkway
Tue 15 Sept · 19:30 · £20
SPOTTISWOODE is an award-winning bandleader, singer-songwriter, scriptwriter and filmmaker. For the past two decades, the Anglo-American has been the frontman of the septet, Spottiswoode & His Enemies . The New Yorker refers to him as a “genius” and “downtown ringleader”. With the band, he has released seven acclaimed records, performed numerous Manhattan residencies, and toured extensively from SXSW and Lille Europe to Lincoln Center. In addition to recording with his Enemies, Spottiswoode has released four solo albums and a duo collection. His most recent release, IT WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT , is a meditation on the joys and humiliations of fatherhood and getting older. “Spottiswoode delivers a rare record: an album about fatherhood that feels neither moralistic nor saccharine, but rather like life as it happens, messy, sublime, and utterly unplanned.” (Extravafrench) Spottiswoode's songs have been featured in a wide variety of films and television shows. He has been nominated for multiple Independent Music Awards, the piano ballad, Chariot , earning him the prize for Best Adult Contemporary Song. Spottiswoode’s music travels the gamut, drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Ray Davies, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Randy Newman and Jim Morrison. Still, he’s very much his own man. He “evokes real emotions, sometimes different ones in a single song” (Dan Reed, WXPN ). He’s delighted to be joined by two virtuoso friends: Matti Müller (guitar, vocals) and Jonny Gee (double bass, vocals). Doors open 7.30pm. Music starts 8pm. The venue is mixed seated and standing. Tables are limited and available on a first come first served basis so, if you’d like a seat, we recommend arriving early!
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.