{"product_id":"ed-cosens-somewhere-between-dark-and-light-lp-1","title":"Ed Cosens - Somewhere Between Dark And Light [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: 1984REC001LP\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5060079269772\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 24 May 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEd Cosens, previously of Reverend \u0026amp; The Makers, releases his latest album 'Somewhere Between Dark And Light', offering an immediate variety of classic songwriting, delving into personal territory for inspiration\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I'm really proud of what I achieved in the Makers,\" he says, \"but I suppose now I'd like my story to be told and heard.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new album addresses issues that have felt all too close to home in recent years; fragility of existence, what family means to him and striking out on his own to make his mark under his own steam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Without realising it at the start, I had begun to write an album that refected how my life moves inexorably between dark and light. Some days I feel on top of the world, some days, even before I've opened my eyes, I know that I'm going to have to navigate the dark and battle to fnd my way to tomorrow. Most days Ioperate somewhere in between, like the dawn or the dusk, a place I'm glad to be because I kind of know where I am in those times. I know I'm not alone in operating between dark and light and in that I take comfort. I hope you can too.\" - Ed Cosens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEd has supported Starsailor on their recent Silence is Easy UK tour.\u003cbr\u003eEd is main support to Damien Dempsey on his upcoming UK tour and is also heading back out on the road with Starsailor on their March 2024 new album tour as main support.\u003cbr\u003eMay 2024 sees Ed head out on his own 10 Date UK Headline Tour Ed's album is due to be released 24th May 2024 with 2 singles \"Suckerpunch\" \u0026amp; \"Doghouse\".\u003cbr\u003eCosens' debut album, Fortune's Favour, was released in 2021. Although delayed by the Covid pandemic, and not promoted as widely as intended due to lockdown restrictions, it gained good reviews in outlets such as Uncut (\"redolent of a more innocent era of pop composition\") and guitar.com (\"a captivating success\").\u003cbr\u003eReverend \u0026amp; The Makers' debut single, Heavyweight Champion Of The World, co-written by Cosens like much of the Makers' material, went Top 10 in the UK and won the band a gold disc, and its accompanying debut album, The State Of Things, reached No. 5 in the album charts.\u003cbr\u003eOver the years that followed Reverend and the Makers ploughed a less conventional musical furrow that would veer ambitiously (and inimitably) across a broad musical landscape into more electronically infuenced sounds, folk-rock territory and more recently, before this year's Heatwave In The Cold North, a distinctly R\u0026amp;B and soul-favoured sound, that earned the band their second top 10 UK album. \u003cbr\u003eThat seventh studio set was their frst since 2017 and during their hiatus, Cosens saw long- harboured ambitions to launch a solo career fnally bear fruit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP Tracks: Somewhere Between Dark \u0026amp; Light \/ When I'm Done Running \/ Stay With Me \/ In The Light \/ Doghouse \/ Suckerpunch \/ Tiny Boxes \/ Starts All Over \/ Fountains of Youth \/ Little Boy \/ Here Comes The Rain \/ I'm on Your Side\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"1984 RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778374992028,"sku":"1984REC001LP","price":24.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/0_da850929-3264-4bf1-8072-ae1cc337fd91.webp?v=1716899028","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/ed-cosens-somewhere-between-dark-and-light-lp-1","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}