Steve Mason shares new single "Like A Ripple" from upcoming 'Coup d'état' EP

Steve Mason makes a stunning return on 18th October with the 4-track Coup d’état EP on Double Six.

The EP features three brand new recordings alongside a Tim Goldsworthy remix of "America Is Your Boyfriend", taken from his much acclaimed album About The Light, which was released in January of this year.

Talking about the opening track, "Like A Ripple", Steve said: "Like A Ripple came from a 4am jam at Dan Carey’s studio in London. Dan and I just went down into his basement studio one night and played together for a couple of hours. I took some loops from that jam (Bomb Squad style ) and wrote a song around one particular 4 second loop. I then took the basic song to Brendan Lynch and we just threw a load of ideas at it. I was listening to I Travel by Simple Minds on repeat during this time, and wanted to do something with a similar energy.  The final bit of extra magic came from Eli, who had sung backing vocals on my About The Light album. After a bit of persuading that it should be her alone on the chorus she slipped from backing singer into spotlight mode and I had what I wanted."

Like "Like A Ripple", the other two new tracks, "Against The World" and "Head Case", produced by Steve Mac and Primal Scream’s Martin Duffy respectively, see Steve sonically reconnect with his more eclectic musical corners, closer perhaps to his Black Affair and King Biscuit Time work than the more recent albums under his own name.

Additionally, having recently announced a run of shows in November, Steve has announced a further short run just before Christmas under the banner of ‘Keep Warm This Winter – Cause Trouble’. Full details of the December shows, which Steve is ‘promising to do something quite different to mark the festive season…' will be revealed shortly.

04.11.19 – Arts Centre – NORWICH
05.11.19 – Arts Centre – COLCHESTER
06.11.19 – Guildhall – GLOUCESTER
08.11.19 – Brudenell Social Club – LEEDS
09.11.19 – Academy – LEICESTER
10.11.19 – Crescent Community Venue – YORK
12.11.19 – The Old Fire Station – CARLISLE
13.11.19 – Invisible Wind Factory – LIVERPOOL
14.11.19 – Hare & Hounds – BIRMINGHAM
16.11.19 – Shiine On Weekender – MINEHEAD
17.11.19 – Sub89 – READING
18.11.19 – The Boileroom – GUILDFORD
19.11.19 – The Loft – SOUTHAMPTON
24.11.19 – Fat Sam’s – DUNDEE
25.11.19 – La Belle Angel –EDINBURGH
27.11.19 – Whelan’s – DUBLIN
28.11.19 – Empire Music Hall – BELFAST

15.12.19 – The Trades Club – HEBDEN BRIDGE
16.12.19 – The Exchange – BRISTOL
18.12.19 – The Moth Club – LONDON
19.12.19 – YES (The Pink Room) – MANCHESTER
20.12.19 – St Bartholomew’s Church - BRIGHTON