Titled, “Goodnight, Lad”, the album was co-produced/mixed by Andy Monaghan (Frightened Rabbit), and Jeremy Backofen (The Felice Brothers). The album is out now.
“Goodnight, Lad” was recorded between McLaughlin’s home studio (a lockdown build project), Andy Monaghan’s Glasgow studio and Jeremy Backofen’s place in Upstate New York. The album was mixed by Backofen and Monaghan and mastered by Ed Woods (Hamish Hawk, Idlewild, The Proclaimers).
The record is indebted lyrically to McLaughlin’s upbringing on the tiny island of Bressay in the Shetland Islands, with rural imagery and the pull of the north running through the songs. These ideas can be found in tracks such as “Wishing Well” and “Run Aground”. Elsewhere on the record, McLaughlin deals with the surreal effects of grief (see first single,“Ninewells”) and a knack for short-story-songs on tracks such as, “The Lightning Tree”.
The record features contributions from internationally renowned and award-winning musicians such as Ragini Shankar, Lewis McLaughlin, and sought-after session drummer, Joe Montague, alongside celebrated Shetland folk artists such as, Vicky Gray, Alex Johnson, and J. J. Jamieson.
The record is to be launched at a homecoming show with The Crows travelling 200 miles north of mainland Scotland (a 13 hour boat trip) to the Shetland Islands, premiering the album in its entirety at a sold out show at Mareel Theatre & Arts Centre as part of the Shetland Folk Festival.
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