Tim Bowness returns in 2022 with his seventh solo album ‘Butterfly Mind’, due for release on 5th August 2022. Produced in conjunction with long-time collaborator Brian Hulse, and mixed & mastered by Steven Wilson, this new album is his most eclectic release to date.
Today sees the
launch of ‘Only
A Fool’,
the third track to be taken from the album. Written and produced by Tim and
Brian Hulse (from Tim’s Liverpool-based 1980s Indie band, Plenty), the song is
a dramatic and driving Post-Punk flavoured Electro-Rock piece about the
dehumanising and divisive nature of social media discourse. Uncompromising and
accessible, grand yet direct, Bowness says of the song, “Lyrically and
musically, it’s a sometimes fractious and sometimes playful exploration of
contradictions.”
The track features
Magazine’s Dave Formula on synth and piano and a rhythm section comprising
Richard Jupp (ex-Elbow) and Nick Beggs.
Listen to the
previously released singles below.
Always The
Stranger: https://youtu.be/PbCkXmliRJE
Dark Nevada
Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWZ7ABPAa5I
Butterfly Mind will
be available as a Limited 2CD Edition (incl. alternative mixes and outtakes),
as well as a Limited Edition 180g LP+CD featuring a striking die-cut artwork by
Carl Glover. Burning Shed have an exclusive green vinyl edition, and you can pre-order
now here: https://timbowness.lnk.to/ButterflyMind
Tim has some select
live dates coming up soon, details of which are below.
19.06.2022 – Chapter 22, Bath, UK with Brian Hulse
Tim’s seventh solo
album - his sixth for InsideOutMusic / Sony - features the
rhythm section of Richard Jupp (ex-Elbow) and Nick Beggs alongside
a spectacular guest list including Ian Anderson (Jethro
Tull), Dave Formula (Magazine), Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf
Generator), Martha Goddard (The Hushtones), Gregory
Spawton (Big Big Train), Mark Tranmer (The
Montgolfier Brothers / GNAC), Saro Cosentino (Franco Battiato), Italian
Jazz musician Nicola Alesini, US singer Devon Dunaway (Ganga), Stephen
W Tayler (Kate Bush) and, marking his first studio work with Tim for
nearly three decades, former No-Man violinist Ben Coleman.
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https://soundcloud.com/tim-bowness
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