Twenty-two year-old Mancunian Liam Frost will play an up close and personal gig at both his local Fopp Store at 19 Brown Street, Manchester, and the new flagship store on London's Tottenham Court Road. This is to support the release of his debut album 'Show Me How The Spectres Dance' out on 11th September on Lavolta.
Described as 'the UK's answer to Bright Eyes', Liam Frost and his band The Slowdown Family have built up a dedicated fan base both in Manchester and nationally, supporting Willy Mason, Kinks legend Ray Davis and Badly Drawn Boy.
Monday 11th September – Manchester Fopp Store – 5.30pm
Thursday 14th September – London Tottenham Court Road Store – 5.30pm
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the grandson of Irish railroad workers, Jeff Finlin is a unique artist whose career has taken many twists and turns. His lyrics and approach to writing music is unrivalled in his contemporaries. His lyrics content tells the stories of travels, late nights and a deeper insight into modern living in America. He is coming to Fopp in support of his new album, 'Angels in Disguise'.
Tuesday 12th September, 6pm at Tottenham Court Road
Rhett Miller is showcasing his brand new solo album 'The Believer'. The songs on 'The Believer' are about sex, war, love and death . . . but mostly sex," Miller says of the record. Already widely loved for his work as frontman and main songwriter of the the Old 97's (of which he is still a member), Miller reveals a more introspective side here, with a dozen deeply-felt, craftily melodic tunes that demonstrate the Texas-bred artist's knack for using accessible songcraft to address complex emotional issues.
Wednesday 13th September, 1:30pm at Fopp Tottenham Court Road.
The Race have received a lot of love in the media in 2006, and are playing to support the release of the new album 'Be Your Alibi', out on Shifty Disco on 11th September. Catch them playing tracks from it at:
Sunday 17th September, 3pm at Fopp's Reading Store