Fortune cookies have never failed... Michael Head releases 'Tout Suite!'
Legendary songwriter, Michael Head, cracks open a fortune cookie to find love and inspiration for his latest single…
Tout Suite!
Head releases his latest single while looking to the imminent release of his 11th studio album, Loophole, and a six-date UK Tour in May
Autobiographical songs provide a window onto 62-years of ups, downs and in-betweens as Head’s own book is put on hold for 12 months
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
NEW SINGLE – Tout Suite! – OUT NOW
Loophole, the new album, released on Fri 17 May 2024
UK TOUR DATES – Remaining Tickets On Sale Now
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Ciao Ciao Bambino: A Magical Memoir by Michael Head
Published in hardback, audio and eBook
Nine Eight Books - Thu 14 August 2025
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Unrushed amidst sun-dappled, slow-motion melody, jewelled with piano, brass and tremolo mandolin, Michael Head and The Red Elastic Band dip into the storybook of the singer-songwriter’s life and times on Tout Suite! the latest single from upcoming album, Loophole. The legendary songwriter’s newest release comes as fans look forward to meeting the documentarian of their lives over five decades, as well as his own, on six immediate tour dates happening through May.
No sooner has he come to the end of an intimate acoustic tour, feeling the warmth of the meet-and-greets that followed, Head heads out to take on six major cities from Thu 2 May when he opens the short tour at Glasgow’s Mackintosh Church. The following five dates include a return to London to play Earth Theatre on Thu 9 May, while festival season also starts for Head next month with his announcement as the special guest, afternoon headliner at Liverpool’s Sound City on Sun 5 May.
Tout Suite, like previous singles Ciao Ciao Bambino, Shirl’s Ghost and Ambrosia, cuts out a page from Head’s life and times with vivid lyrical recollection and vibrant melodic colour. Spooling the rollercoaster ride of his 62-years forward to the present and a sense of contentment found in the heart of family and rekindled romance, the former Pale Fountains, Shack and Strands figurehead casts a beam of optimistic light from Loophole’s deep grooves.
Head says: “’Tout Suite!’ is an old-fashioned love song about reconnection, unity and love. My own fortune cookie read “An old acquaintance will re-enter your life” and fortune cookies never fail.”