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William Orbit says inspiration for new album “struck with a vengeance” after years away from music
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 8 June 2022
Following his return with the ‘Starbeam’ EP last year, William Orbit has announced that he will release ‘The Painter’ – his first album since 2014 – later this year. Contributors on it include Katie Melua, Beth Orton, Georgia and more.
“I had been away from music making for some years, holed up in a beach town in California, painting, and writing about my life and reflecting on general observations”, says Orbit of his time away from music. “Then, back in London, inspiration struck with a vengeance. I was feeling the same spirit as I had in the mid 90s”.
“It was a blessing to have the exquisite contributions from the artists who appear on the album”, he goes on. “And a thrill to explore new technologies. It is one of my very best, with the difference being gaining an understanding of a totally new landscape of means to present it to people’s ears”.
“I want people to hear this”, he says. “I’m going to do some amazing versions of the songs, and I’m going to tour it. I’ll work this album really hard! And then, after all this, I’ll go and produce for other artists again and become a pop tart. Because I like making music again!”
That’s nice, isn’t it? It’s good to see someone brimming over with renewed enthusiasm after such a long time. But what does that enthusiasm sound like? Well, you’ll find out when the ‘The Painter’ is released on 26 Aug. And you can get a good idea via the album’s first single, ‘Colours Colliding’, featuring Polly Scattergood. Listen to that here:
