There's one month to go before the August 31 Nonesuch release of Philip Selway's solo debut album, Familial, now available for pre-order. Selway spoke with Pitchfork about the new project, which it describes as "10 hushed folk songs in the shadowy tradition of Nick Drake. The album is quiet, but there's an unnerving sense of dread that connects the material to his main gig; it's music for a foreboding twilight."
There's one month to go before the first of several live performances from Philip Selway in Japan and Europe, featuring music from his forthcoming solo debut album, Familial, due out on Nonesuch in North America just a few days later, August 31. The album is up for pre-order now in the Nonesuch Store, with the album's opening track, "By Some Miracle," available as an instant download upon checkout. Selway recently sat down to talk with Pitchfork about the new project.
"We're used to seeing Philip Selway behind a range of drums and cymbals as the unswerving and inventive back beat to Radiohead," writes Pitchfork's Ryan Dombal in his introduction to the interview. "But on his forthcoming solo album, Familial, Selway steps away from the kit, singing and playing acoustic guitar on 10 hushed folk songs in the shadowy tradition of Nick Drake. The album is quiet, but there's an unnerving sense of dread that connects the material to his main gig; it's music for a foreboding twilight."
Selway talks to Pitchfork about the evolution of the album, the contribution of drummer Glenn Kotche (whom he compares to his Radiohead band mate Jonny Greenwood), and expressing his own, distinct musical voice on Familial.
You can read the complete interview at pitchfork.com.
To reserve your copy of Familial and download "By Some Miracle" now, head to the Nonesuch Store.
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