Jon Langford & Alice Spencer with special guest ISMAY (solo)

Jon Langford and Alice Spencer write and perform together as part of Langford’s latest musical project The Bright Shiners. The combination of Langford’s scathing lyrics and Spencer’s haunting Mellotron and vocal arrangements lead them into some startling new territory. Jon is a founder member of UK punk band the Mekons and Chicago Hard Country rockers Waco Brothers, Alice (Barkers, Shinyribs) is a renowned jazz singer and keyboardist. Their album WHERE IT REALLY STARTS was released by TINY GLOBAL PRODUCTIONS this spring and they’ve been touring ever since…

“Given Jon Langford’s instinctive imagination, Where It All Starts may in fact mark a new beginning. As his fans and followers have come to know so well, he’s never at a loss when it comes to combining imagination with intrigue.” The Alternate Root“…with tracks like the brilliant ‘Seahouses’, he’s writing a remarkable new chapter in a storied career.” - Adam Goldberg

“Alice is a vocal arranger; I knew she’d be weaving under and around what I was singing. It needed to be more consistent than I’d normally be – I had to commit to phrasings and melodies; otherwise it screws it up. But the discipline of that is great.” Jon Langford quoted in Rock & Roll Globe

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