Wandering Oak: Novelty Island
Schedule
Sat May 13 2023 at 07:30 pm
Location
The Cumberland Arms | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN
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Wandering Oak brings you:Novelty Island
plus Dog Years • Faithful Johannes
at the Cumberland Arms
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/47df79et • https://link.dice.fm/vecbd8c93b29
• Novelty Island • (9x9 Records)
Novelty Island is the surreal-pop project of Liverpool-based songwriter/producer, Tom McConnell. In 2018 he made the ultimate pilgrimage from his native north to study at Abbey Road Institute where Novelty Island was born. Inspired by classic pop, woozy electronica and northern wordplay, Novelty Island debuted their primary-colour psychedelia on London’s live scene in 2020 with the Welcome To Novelty Island… and Suddenly On Sea EPs.
McConnell then returned to Liverpool where he began work on his one-man band debut album, How Are You Coping With This Century? along with dreamy videos, sculptures, and a never-ending Instagram. The 12-track ‘surreal northern nervous breakdown’ was released in 2021 on Think Like A Key to five-star reviews (Shindig / RnR) with support from BBC 6 Music, Amazing Radio and more. Novelty Island’s new live incarnation emerged from lockdown to launch the debut album in late 2021. In less than a year they’ve supported The Pale White on their UK-tour, completed a headline UK run and been invited to perform at Glastonbury Festival.
The second Novelty Island album, Wallsend Weekend Television was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Damon Albarn's Studio 13 and Abbey Road Institute and will be released on 24th March 2023 on Nine X Nine Records (UK/EU) and Think Like A Key (USA/World).
FFO Electric Light Orchestra / the Boo Radleys / Field Music
https://www.novelty-island.com
• dog years •
A winsome blend of Big Star and Daniel Johnston as fed through a C86 filter, consistently setting a high benchmark of outsider pop songwriting in this parish. We've been happy to already get them sharing stages with Peggy Sue, Scott Yoder, Penelope Isles and FELL.
FFO Guided By Voices / the PIXIES / Grandaddy / peanut butter blondies
https://dogyearsmusic.bandcamp.com/
• Faithful Johannes •
- Someone once told Faithful Johannes that his live show was like watching a man forced to rap at gun point. He took this as a compliment at the time, but is not so sure anymore.
- He makes spoken word songs and the accompanying electronic music.
- He lives in Durham City.
- He takes his ironing board to his gigs. It has been mistaken for a surf board. Johannes does not surf. He holds up large signs to help annotate his narratives or reinforce the choruses and gives out personalised notes to audience members.
FFO Darren Hayman / the Streets / Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
https://faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/
Advance tickets available via See Tickets:
https://www.seetickets.com/event/novelty-island/the-cumberland-arms/2487472
And via DICE:
https://link.dice.fm/vecbd8c93b29
The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street
Ouseburn
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 1LD
For ages 18+ only, from 7:30pm
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