Andrew Roachford: New album and Tour!

Andrew Roachford was enjoying a long career even before Mike Rutherford asked him to succeed Paul Carrack in the Mechanics. After he joined them he kept working on his solo career at the same time, releasing the EP Where I Stand and an album called Addictive. Now he has used the break in the Mechanics tour to record a new album. It is called The Beautiful Moment and is to come out on September 23, 2013. The music is marked by gospel influences, cajun moments and a good dosage of blues. The Beautiful Moment is a “quiet album” on which Andrew’s voice really shines. A full review will follow. The album contains eleven tracks:

01 Real Again

02 Something Beautiful

03 Overcome

04 Because You

05 Without You

06 Love Wins

07 Wouldn’t Change A Thing

08 Ebony

09 Slow Water

10 All Roads Lead Back

11 As She Walks

The first single, Something Beautiful, will be released digitally ahead of the album on August 30, 2013.

The album follows on September 20 and can be pre-ordered from: amazon-uk | amazon.com

Andrew Roachford is going to promote the album live in the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland:

31.08.2013 | Tilford (UK) – Rural Life Center

12.10.2013 | London (UK) – Jazz Café

14.10.2013 | Portsmouth (UK) – Wedgewood Rooms

15.10.2013 | Leicester (UK) – The Musician

16.10.2013 | Nottingham (UK) – The Glee Club

18.10.2013 | Edinburgh (UK) – Voodoo Rooms

20.10.2013 | Birmingham (UK) – The Glee Club

21.10.2013 | Norwich (UK) – Arts Centre

22.10.2013 | Manchester (UK) – Academy 3

24.10.2013 | Brighton (UK) – Comedia

25.10.2013 | Bristol (UK) – Thekla

01.11.2013 | Dornbirn (A) – Spielboden

02.11.2013 | Innsbruck (A) – Treibhaus

03.11.2013 | Vienna(A) – Chaya Fuera

05.11.2013 | Munich(GER)- Ampere

06.11.2013 | Freiburg (GER) – Jazzhaus

08.11.2013 | Aarburg (CH) – Moonwalker   

09.11.2013 | Rubigen (CH) – Mühle Hunziken   

10.11.2013 | Zug (CH) – Chollerhalle

12.11.2013 | Leverkusen (GER) – Scala 

13.11.2013 | Herford (GER) – Musikkontor 

15.11.2013 | Hannover (GER) – Blues Garage

16.11.2013 | Duisburg (GER) – Gramatikoff

17.11.2013 | Hamburg (GER) – Fliegende Bauten

Tickets are available from SeeTickets (UK), Eventim (Germany) and other official stores.

In 2014 Andrew Roachford will be touring with the Mechanics again. So far, shows have been confirmed for the UK, but other dates elsewhere will be announced soon for the Living Years 25 tour. (see here).