Beans On Toast – new album and tour dates

This 1st December will herald the release of a brand new Beans On Toast album: Wild Goose Chasers.

An illuminating insight into what lies ahead, the release is preceded by the elegant, enigmatic first single: ‘Myths & Legends’, which is streaming everywhere now.

While its idiosyncratic title may be typical of the wry turn-of-phrase we have come to expect from the Essex songwriter, listeners should expect a very different animal on the upcoming Wild Goose Chasers. Deftly describing the record as “a collection of newfangled pagan hymns to coincide with the end of truth”; these sparsely-arranged, supernaturally-shaded songs promise to be unlike anything the artist has conjured previously.

Recorded under a full “flower moon” at the Albion Rooms in Margate, these twelve heartfelt, mystical journeys are all accompanied by Matt Millership on an ancient piano. With no other instrumentation, it’s a record of simply piano and voice. With pared-back arrangements that leave its lyrical charms laid bare, the songs of Wild Goose Chasers are alive with folklore, mythology, and an otherworldly mystique, destined to ensnare.

Speaking about his latest work and the themes at play, Beans On Toast says:

“These songs are about trading modern society for a wilder, more feral existence. Songs that dig deep into the meaning of life and our purpose on Earth. They provide an exit strategy from a boring dystopia by gambling the flood for a fairy tale. This might sound pompous, but such is life, and such is the wild goose chase.”

An album of shadows and deception, melody and magic, Wild Goose Chasers stands as Beans On Toast’s most unadorned, unconventional, and daring release yet. Streaming on all services on 1st December 2024, the album will also be available as a limited edition picture disk vinyl with artwork by photographer Nick Page and featuring imagery of the very same “flower moon” that shone on the night the album was recorded.

Taking the album out on the road, Beans will also be embarking on an expansive tour of the UK, dubbed The Wild Goose Chase Tour. With legs in November/December 2024 and March 2025 respectively, tickets for the first leg are on sale now. The 2025 dates will go on general sale from this Friday 4th October. The full list of tour dates are as follows:

WILD GOOSE CHASERS TOUR 2024/25

202413/11 STOKE ON TRENT Sugarmill
14/11 WREXHAM The Rockin’ Chair
15/11 BIRKENHEAD Future Yard
16/11 PONTEFRACT Northern Social
17/11 HALIFAX The Grayston Unity (SOLD OUT)
19/11 YORK The Crescent
20/11 WHITBY Whitby Brewery
21/11 HARTLEPOOL The Studio
22/11 STIRLING Tolbooth
23/11 DUMFRIES The Venue
24/11 BOLTON The Ramp
26/11 SCUNTHORPE Café Indie
27/11 NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre
28/11 CHELMSFORD Hotbox (SOLD OUT)
01/12 MARGATE Olby’s
03/12 ALDERSHOT West End Centre
04/12 ST ALBANS The Horn
05/12 MILTON KEYNES MK11
06/12 SHREWSBURY Albert’s Shed
07/12 LICHFIELD Lichfield Guildhall
08/12 LEICESTER International Arts Centre
10/12 TOTNES The Barrel House Ballroom
11/12 FALMOUTH The Cornish Bank
12/12 BARNSTAPLE JCT27
13/12 GLASTONBURY The King Arthur
14/12 SHOREHAM Ropetackle

202512/3 LIVERPOOL The Cavern Club
13/3 MANCHESTER Band on the Wall
14/3 KENDAL Brewery Arts
15/3 NEWCASTLE The Grove
16/3 EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms
18/3 SHEFFIELD The Leadmill
19/3 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
20/3 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
21/3 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
22/3 BRISTOL Bristol Beacon
23/3 PLYMOUTH The Junction
25/3 SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners
26/3 BIRMINGHAM Castle & Falcon
27/3 COLCHESTER Colchester Arts Centre
28/3 CAMBRIDGE The Junction
29/3 LONDON The Dome

‘Myths & Legends’ – official video:

Artist’s website: https://beansontoastmusic.com/

 

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