Levellers frontman reveals an unexpected and assured solo debut.
It’s been two decades since hordes of disaffected teens first ran out in their DMs, silver chains and dyed hair flying, to buy a slice of The Levellers’ folk-punk idealism. The fans’ youthful belief that "there’s only one way of life" might have wavered as their boots were replaced by office shoes and their hair dye began to cover grey, but the band have never stopped packing out gigs, still chart and now even run a successful festival, Beautiful Days.
Lead singer Mark Chadwick’s debut solo album is an attempt to trace all those years, ‘pieces’ if you will, from his epiphany as a 16-year-old at the 1982 Elephant Fayre (the inspiration for Beautiful Days), in a kind of musical life story. However, don’t expect any juicy goss or a harrowing account of bassist Jeremy’s heroin addiction – this is strictly intro/retrospection of the troubled relationships/power of music kind, with tales of scary squats and a little political disillusion thrown in for good measure.
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