Beans On Toast: Faith In The Moon
(Self-released via Bot Music)
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The people’s champ of the modern folk scene Beans On Toast is back with a new poignant and thought-provoking single, Faith In The Moon, taken from his most recent album Wild Goose Chasers. And Beans also confirms the forthcoming dates for the second leg of his Wild Goose Chase UK Tour.
Beans On Toast has developed a very strong and well-deserved reputation for his sharp political insight as he continues on his mission to inform, challenge and inspire change in the world which so often appears to be disintegrating around us all as we somehow forge ahead with our daily lives. His most recent album, Wild Goose Chasers, took a slightly more unconventional and inwardly reflective view on life as he drew on folklore and mythology to create a whole new perspective on the future whilst still retaining an over-riding sense of eternal optimism for the human spirit which underpins so many of his songs.
As we now navigate our way through a new year, whilst the madness in the world that surrounds us all continues unabated and seemingly unchecked, Beans now releases a new single from the album, Faith In The Moon, which provides us with a little time and space to pause for some self-reflection, as well as confirming dates for the second leg of The Wild Goose Chase Tour.
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Faith In The Moon is a slow, poignant and thought provoking reminder for us all to not lose touch with some of the smaller things in life which we take for granted and so often get lost within our busy lives. The narrative says it all, “Don’t worry about the big things while the little things fall apart, Don’t forget about the feeling of the ground between your toes, and don’t forget the things that deep down inside you’ve always known.” The beautifully stark presentation of the song fits the mood and sentiment perfectly with Beans’ vocals being accompanied only by the classically honed and sympathetically shaped piano of Matt Millership.
Beans On Toast continues his Wild Goose Chase Tour in March focusing very much on some of the country’s finest independent venues. Beans will once again be accompanied by Matt Millership on piano, promising that each “show will be a celebration of music, friendship, nature, and what it means to be human.” For this final batch of shows Beans will be joined by his friend and mentor from Australia, William Crighton. The full list of dates are as follows:
March
12 LIVERPOOL The Cavern Club
13 MANCHESTER Band on the Wall
14 KENDAL Brewery Arts
15 NEWCASTLE The Grove
16 EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms
18 SHEFFIELD The Leadmill
19 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
20 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
21 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
22 BRISTOL Bristol Beacon
23 PLYMOUTH The Junction
25 SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners
26 BIRMINGHAM Castle & Falcon
27 COLCHESTER Arts Centre
28 CAMBRIDGE The Junction
29 LONDON The Dome
Tickets for the tour are available here.
You can stream the single here or here.
You can buy the album here.
You can find Beans On Toast on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Bandcamp and his website.
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All words by Ian Corbridge. You can find more of his writing at his author profile here.
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