Bill Ryder-Jones shares new song ahead of album release on Friday
Bill Ryder-Jones shares new song “I Hold Something In My Hand” – watch video here
New album Iechyd Da out Friday
Upcoming live dates
“The sound of sadness, sunlight and survival… Extraordinary” The Guardian 4* Album of the Week
“Triumphant songs of defeat and desperation from Wirral wonder…The most expansive and hopeful record of his career” Mojo 4*
“Iechyd Da is an album that confirms Ryder-Jones as one of Britain’s finest songwriters”Uncut 9/10 Album of the Month
“Iechyd Da is his masterpiece” Record Collector 5* / New Album of the Month
“Exquisite” The Quietus
“A truly cathartic listening experience, driven by the belief that our darkest moments can only be alleviated if we sing about them beautifully enough”DIY 4*
“Ryder-Jones infuses [the album] with a wit and warmth that makes you root for him”Sunday Times 4*
“It’s an absolute knock-out”The New Cue
“Irresistible” Classic Pop 4*
“A work of maturity, it’s also incredibly fresh”Clash
“Iechyd Da might as well have floated down from heaven”So Young
“A profound masterpiece”Far Out
On Friday, Bill Ryder-Jones will release his fifth album, the magnificent Iechyd Da. Beautifully produced, rich in scope, at times joyous, grand and sweeping, at others heartbreaking, intimate and tender, it’s his most ambitious record to date.
Ahead of the release, Ryder-Jones is pleased to share a third taste of the album with “I Hold Something In My Hand”. Lyrically in potent form, Ryder-Jones celebrates directness, being more open and honest than ever, whilst always able to seamlessly balance sadness with stunning beauty. Soaring violins and cello come together with gentle horns as “I Hold Something In My Hand” hits its powerful crescendo.
Watch the video for “I Hold Something In My Hand” here.
Stream “I Hold Something In My Hand” here.
Edited by Bill Ryder-Jones, the video for “I Hold Something In My Hand” features behind the scenes footage filmed by Liam Power and Marieke Macklon.
Watch the previously released videos for “This Can’t Go On” and “If Tomorrow Starts Without Me”.
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Iechyd Da is a record that is rooted in love, loss, pain, heartache and often a deep darkness, but also one that frequently ends up in places of profound beauty, hope and joy. “I love this album,” says Bill. Recorded at his Yawn studios in West Kirby, Ryder-Jones took a deeply wide-screen approach to making the album - one that has Mick Head reading Ulysses over an instrumental one moment (“...And the Sea…”) to sampling the Brazilian singer Gal Costa (“I Know That It’s Like This (Baby)”) – Bill even got children involved.
The name of the album means good health in Welsh; “Over the years my music has lost a bit of its hope I reckon,” contemplates Bill Ryder-Jones. “It were important for me to make a record that had more hope in it. Even by my standards the last few years have been rocky, but I’ve chosen to soundtrack it with more positive music, you know?” Iechyd Da to you and yours.
Iechyd Da is available to pre-order on DomMart-exclusive coloured vinyl (with postcard), Indies-exclusive coloured vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: Dom Mart | Digital
Upcoming 2024 live dates
Friday 12th January – Rough Trade East, London - solo
Saturday 13th January – Spillers, Cardiff - solo
Tuesday 16th January – Monorail, Glasgow - solo
Wednesday 17th January – Piccadilly, Manchester – solo
Thursday 18th January - Applestump Records, Nantwich - solo
Tuesday 12th March – Room 2, Glasgow
Wednesday 13th March - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Friday 15th March – The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
Saturday 16th March – New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 17th March – Thekla, Bristol
Tuesday 19th March – CHALK, Brighton
Wednesday 20th March – Islington Assembly Hall, London
Thursday 21st March – Content, Liverpool
Saturday 23rd March – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Sunday 24th March – Hafenklang, Hamburg
Monday 25th March – Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
Wednesday 27th March – Trix Bar, Antwerp
Thursday 28th March – La Maroquinerie, Paris
Saturday 30th March – The Workman’s Club, Dublin
Sunday 31st March – Black Box, Belfast
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