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CD: Lloyd Cole - Standards

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:30 -0500

The spirit of the Commotions is invoked as Eighties survivor ends a long silence

In the nostalgic and highly allusive �Period Piece� (see video below) Cole sings, �I am not afraid to die�. If there�s more where this attractive collection came from, then we must hope he holds off. more >

Posted by: sigggy

Swedish shows in September

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:35 -0500

Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, all shows solo acoustic, 2 sets. more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Latest Comment: Seattle

When are you coming to Seattle?! :)

Posted by: ambrokhaug - 18/06/2013

Pinkushion Reviews 'Standards'

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:33:25 -0500

French to English Translation-link to article for French version

Thanks to Melanie for assistance. more >

Posted by: sigggy

Lloyd Cole: 'I�m at the end of the line.'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:08:56 -0500

Interview for The Telegraph (UK) including video footage (follow link to original article) . . . more >

Posted by: sludger

Lloyd Cole wants to play rock again

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:03 -0500

Once upon a time he was described as "80s Dylan" and as a talkative bookworm. Talkative is he still, golf lover who never smiles in the picture, Lloyd Cole. He is up to date with a new electrified disc, "Standards"... more >

Posted by: sludger

Standards Review

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:50:26 -0500

Standards
Star rating: * * * * more >

Posted by: sigggy

Standards, Lloyd Cole - out on June 21st

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:44:17 -0500

My new album - Standards - is scheduled for a June 21st release in mainland Europe... more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Latest Comment: Canadian distribution

Hi Lloyd, Awaiting "Standards" with great anticipation. Love the song/video for "Period Piece" which suggest that something special is in the offing. Recall reading that you were looking for suggestions for N.A. distribution and wonder if you've considered approaching Outside Music (http://outside-music.com/distribution/). They have pretty good national reach and work with a varied roster of independent artists that skews towards what could fairly be called "roots" music. Not the field you're working at the moment, but my sense is that they might still be a good fit for "Standards". John Paul Toronto

Posted by: jpkleiner - 14/06/2013

Day 44 - Mixing begins in chilly Bochum

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:44:21 -0500

Today couldn't have been much easier. Olaf (Opal the producer/mixer) and Joerg his engineer meet me at the hotel and we walk the two minutes to Olaf's studio. Olaf's set up is an amalgam of old and ... more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Latest Comment:

In Bochum because this is where Olaf (Opal) has his studio.

Posted by: Lloyd - 12/02/2013

Spanish Concerts in October

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:05:07 -0500

Shows in San Sebastian, Madrid and Zaragozo more >

Posted by: Lloyd

UK and Irish Concerts October, November

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:31:39 -0500

London, Dublin, Glasgow and many more more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Lisbon Show in November

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 04:29:39 -0500

The show will be solo acoustic, 2 sets. more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Two Paris shows in October

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 04:22:24 -0500

Two shows - one seated, one standing. Both shows solo acoustic. More French shows in 2014, hopefully. more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Latest Comment: La Maroquinerie

You can be sure I will try to be there, but Sunday evening... not very easy with a job in Marseille and 2 children... Have a nice summer

Posted by: fleurdepavot - 31/05/2013

Guardian New Music - Period Piece

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:48 -0500

Lloyd Cole � Period Piece: New music. In the video for the nostalgia-fuelled Period Piece, Lloyd Cole employs his own son to wander around New York looking for love more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Latest Comment: Digital only

There is no tangible single. Just a song and a video and a download (probably, not sure). The album will be CD (5") and LP (12").

Posted by: Lloyd - 11/05/2013

The songwriter's blues: The secrets to writing hits - and how to stay happy doing so

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:46 -0500

Should a song be dashed off or agonised over? Does it matter if your hit single has no �message�? And what is the difference between art and kitsch? One veteran reports on his 30-year battle with the muse. more >

Posted by: sigggy

Latest Comment: Top Tips!

As a teenager I remember being a bit sceptical of aspects of the Cole aesthetic �why�s this bloke singing about necking bourbon in a motel 6? � he� a 20 something from Derbyshire� but it was a case of naively equating artistic honesty with personal experience. Back then I would probably have agreed with Lennon�s dismissal of McCartney�s songs as �stories about boring people doing boring things�. Eventually you see that all art is artifice, Truthfulness (whatever that is) can often end up as self-indulgent twaddle but even the most contrived plastic pop can be touching or energising if there�s an element of human soul in there that you can relate to. Having tried my hand at song writing myself recently I know that finding your voice can be incredibly difficult. If I consciously try and write something �with feeling� it ends up as some toe-curling, emotion-by-numbers, Coldplayesque wastepaper bin fodder. I�ll then write a nice self-conscious, post-modern smart arse lyric about how hard it is to write a love song � hey maybe that�s my true voice anyway. P.S. Forest fire owns Walls come tumbling down�

Posted by: AdamApeman - 19/04/2013

Freq reveiews Selected Studies Vol 1

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:45:37 -0500

Bureau B�s mission to ensure that one in every two CDs in the world feature Hans-Joachim Roedelius continues with the most unlikely collaboration of his career to date. Lloyd Cole is best known, in the UK at le... more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Begining guitar player

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:27:41 -0500

Q - Hey Lloyd, I'm just 14 and I'm a big fan of you. I have a beautiful accoustic guitar for two weeks now, so the first things I want to play is Lloyd Cole. I can play Forest Fire a bit now, but I can&... more >

Posted by: Lukaa

Latest Comment:

Chrysalis owns everything > 2006.

Posted by: Lloyd - 09/05/2013

Days 53, 54 - It's beautiful but I never want to hear it again

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:50:26 -0500

The supposedly simple It's Late proves tough to sign off on more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Day 55 - Are we there yet?

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:49:34 -0500

Bloody Hell (US readers read "Damn!"), Bochum is quiet on Sundays. more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Latest Comment: parallel compression

http://getthatprosound.com/7-ways-to-improve-your-mix-today/ http://mirrormixing.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/from-motown-to-new-york-parallel-compression/

Posted by: Henkin - 12/03/2013

Record Store Day & NNNNeonLLLLights

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:12:39 -0500

12" with Roedelius more >

Posted by: Ruurd Edens

November Concerts in Belgium and the Netherlands

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:42:18 -0500

My first extensive tour of the region. more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Speedboat is back in print

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:01:01 -0500

Renata Adler's Speedboat is now a 'classic' and it's back in print. Yes, the song was inspired by the book... sort of.

Susan Logoreci at Sepulveda and Exposition

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:42:58 -0500

Antidepressant album sleeve artist soon to be displayed in LA Metro more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Management

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:24:24 -0500

For all other enquiries, offers, suggestions, lawsuits, etc - email lloydcolemgmt@gmail.com more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Press

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:23:04 -0500

For European press and media contact Nina Thomsen at Tapete Records, for the Rest of the World - more >

Posted by: Lloyd

Lloyd Cole and Hans-Joachim Roedelius: Selected Studies Vol. One-POP MATTERS

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:03:37 -0500

(Are You) Ready to Be Heartbroken? (Or, Don�t Get Weird on Me Babe) ****** more >

Posted by: sigggy

Latest Comment:

Very good review. For those who heard Plastic Wood when it came out, this is no surprise. Right up my alley this too. Excellent stuff.

Posted by: kumquat - 19/03/2013