MICHAEL J SHEEHY - DISTANCE IS THE SOUL OF BEAUTY [LP]

KURONEKO

£23.71

Cat. no: LALP001
Format: LP
Barcode: 5060366789549
Release Date: 23rd October 2020
Genre: Indie

Distance is the Soul of Beauty’ is the new album by Anglo-Irish musician Michael J. Sheehy and his first in over a decade.

These intimate, reflective songs were recorded at home during late night hours under the COVID-19 enforced Lockdown and sung in hushed tones while Sheehy’s wife and child were asleep.

Lyrically inspired by the writings of French philosopher Simone Weil and English medieval mystic Julian of Norwich as well as Sheehy’s battle to maintain sobriety in a world gone mad, these songs are personal yet leave plenty of space for the listener to project their own feelings and interpretations on to.

Sheehy cites the Velvet Underground’s eponymous third album, Suicide’s gentler moments and his lifelong love of Elvis Presley as musical touchstones. Arguably, this is his most accomplished and rewarding work to date.

Press:
Reviews confirmed in Uncut, Shindig! + Vive Le Rock Further review expected in MOJO, R2 and Classic Rock, The Mirror + The Sunday Times Received airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music (Gideon Coe) + on various Soho Radio shows, further airplay expected on BBC Radio 6 Music (Lauren Laverne) and more to come

Tracks: Tread Gently, Lead No Scar / Bless Your Gentle Soul / We Laugh More Than We Cry / Turn Back From Home / The Girl Who Disappeared / I Have To Live This Way / Blue Latitudes and Starless Skies / Judas Hour / Blackout Of Arrows / Everything That Rises Must Converge