Andrew Combs announces a brand new album, Dream Pictures, which is released on the same day he plays at The Railway in Winchester on 23 August 2024.
Dream Pictures is written for the quiet hours that bring each day to a close. At night, after putting his children to bed, Andrew would go into his garage to write, play his guitar, paint, and escape the world for a while.
It was during these stretches of solitude at the end of the day that he penned the 12 songs that would become Dream Pictures.
Andrew co-produced the record with drummer Dom Billett. The two musicians began touring together in 2017, and their friendship is almost audible throughout the record. With the exception of instrumentalist Spencer Cullum, who contributed to pedal steel, Dream Pictures is entirely recorded and performed by Andrew and Dom.
The two embrace all the imperfections that come with the homemade tracking process, balancing the rawness of recording with the finesse of Andrew’s song writing. They even capture Andrew’s vocals with a series of live-in-the-studio performances, resisting the temptation to edit different takes together for a more polished product.
“This record is about contentment: being at ease with who I am and where I am at in my life and career,” explains Andrew. “It’s me sitting back at the end of each day and finding something that is inspiring, and embellishing on it.
“I don’t think many of these songs could’ve come if I was in turmoil. I think that dovetails with the album title, because being at ease with who I am lets my imagination run wild and gives me the ability to dream.”
Touring in support of the new album, Andrew will be playing a series of UK shows throughout August.
Dates and details are as follows:
22/08: Guildford, UK – The Keep
23/08: Winchester, UK – The Railway Inn
24/08: The Long Road Festival
25/08: Saltaire, UK – The Live Room at Saltaire
26/08: Liverpool, UK – Kazimier Stockroom
27/08: Chester, UK – St Mary’s Creative Space
28/08: Dublin, IRL – The Workman’s Cellar
29/08: Kilkenny, IRL – Cleere’s
30/08: Belfast, UK – Deer’s Head
31/08: Paisley, UK – Mill Town Music Festival
01/09: Edinburgh, UK – Sneaky Pete’s
03/09: London, UK – The Water Rats
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