Michael Head returns with 'Ciao Ciao Bambino'
Silence is broken by Michael Head as he returns with the swaying, brassy beauty of just-in-time, year-ending single…
Ciao Ciao Bambino
Picking up accolades including Mojo and Record Collector’s Album Of The Year, whilst happily accepting No.3, against stiff competition, in a round-up of 2022 releases from Uncut, Head and his permanent Red Elastic Band – featuring Phil Murphy (drums), Tom Powell (bass), Danny Murphy (guitars) and Nathaniel Cummings (guitars/backing vocals) – discovered that Dear Scott would be a catalyst for no more of the same, but even bigger opportunities, after coming through the most uncertain of times together in the years prior.
The sun rose higher still for the quintet, not least on stage, where Head and the band took to the biggest, most welcoming venues to date, including a rapturous return to London and Shepherd’s Bush Empire, before returning home to play sold out nights at Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory. After a run of hand-picked outdoor summertime dates the band travelled long haul to play a run of eagerly-awaited dates in Japan earlier this year, offering ample time for Head to turn to lesser-known pages of his songbook as well as roll out his greatest hits.
With 2024 offering the milestone of the 40th anniversary of the release of The Pale Fountains adored, cult-classic debut album, Pacific Street, featuring the ethereal single Unless and early set-list favourite, Something On My Mind, Head and his fans can bask in a moment of reflection before landing back in the present. Plans for music, live appearances and more are set to be announced from the start of next year.
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