As most of you probably know on here by now, I love Paul Simpson and the
Wild Swans as much as I love Bill and Jimmy. Anyway, the Wild Swans have
just released another single, following February 2009's "English Electric
Lightning".
This new release, "Liquid Mercury", celebrates lead singer's Paul Simpson's
memories of the early '80s punk scene (when members of the Zoo Records scene
were all living in the boho area of Rodney Street, in Liverpool 8 ) and is
only their second release since their reformation following a twenty-one
year hiatus.
The b-side is the spoken word piece "The Wickedest Man in the World", read
by Paul Simpson himself. Fans who remember Bill Drummond's appearance (under
the pseudonym "Tenzing Scott-Browne") on Simpson's earlier track "Mind
Lagoons" (recorded as ambient project "Skyray") should like its languid,
narrative feel ...
"Liquid Mercury" is available for order, on 7", promo CD and mp3, on their
website:
http://www.occultation.co.uk/Occultation%20Space/home.html (where
you can also hear the songs for free). The release is coming to Amazon later
next month.
John
PS - Thomas/Marco - I've also posted this to klf.de, but it seems to have
disappeared! Sorry - I know, if I posted more, I'd probably get more used
to it. If you could salvage my post and tidy it up, I'd really appreciate
it ...
