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CMU Approved
Approved: Meursault
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 24 January 2017
Three years after calling time on Meursault, Neil Pennycook returned to the project with a new EP, ‘Simple Is Good’, in November. Now he has announced that he’ll release a new album, ‘I Will Kill Again’, through Song, By Toad on 27 Feb.
“I started writing ‘I Will Kill Again’ four years ago”, explains Pennycook. “It was initially intended to be a direct follow up to [2012 album] ‘Something For The Weakened’, to be played as a straight-up rock album. That record never got made, the live band dissolved and I started to play solo under the name Supermoon. In this time the arrangements changed and evolved”.
“In most cases, the songs became unrecognisable from their previous incarnations, but the lyrics and themes remained”, he continues. “The title reflects the theme of the album. Loosely, it’s about the idea of villainy within a narrative and people’s willingness to portray themselves as antagonists within their own story. The suggested narrative of the album is told from the point of view of two central characters: a clichéd struggling writer (we’ll call him William) and a ghost (Sarah)”.
The first single from the album is ‘Klopfgeist’. The song’s arrangement is laid down with a light touch, scattered piano chords providing guidance for Pennycook’s vocals. It’s an intriguing piece in the puzzle that will make up the full album.
Watch the video for ‘Klopfgeist’ here:
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