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My dog has learned to howl on the high note of Second Verse. It's very flattering.

A limited run of Dusk to Dawn lathe-cut records, each one slightly different. Order one before the lathe breaks again.

A reminder to drink water, stretch and call your mother. That's all.

Recorded vocals in a closet today. The coats are the best acoustic treatment money can't buy.

Thanks for listening, for lending me a drum kit, for taking the photo, for sharing the track. It adds up.

A heavy box set of the first three records is available. Includes a booklet and a note from me.

A genuine thank-you to the venue staff in Manchester. Nobody ever thanks the person who fixes the monitor mix. I do.

Layered about forty vocal takes for the chorus. Sounds like a choir of one very tired person.

Dusk to Dawn

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A thank-you note, in public, because it won't fit in a text. To everyone who bought Dusk to Dawn, told a friend, came to The Reading Room or sent a message on a bad day: you made this year possible. I've kept a list of your names in the lid of my guitar case. It's getting hard to close.

Dusk to Dawn

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Mixing session today. Everything's too loud, then everything's too quiet. Then, around five, it's fine.

New design for the summer: a lighthouse on a cream tee. Printed on organic cotton, limited to a hundred.

Lighthouse

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After a year of staying home, I'm playing out again. The Rusty Kettle, Manchester, Oct 3.

Lighthouse

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Slipmats are in. They're slippery, they're red, they look good under Lighthouse.

If you're after a signed copy of Lighthouse, say so in the order notes. I'll sign it on the kitchen table.

New in the shop: a heavy canvas tote, screenprinted by a friend with a press in her basement. It holds six records and a sandwich, and it has already survived a very rainy week in Manchester. Limited to eighty. Once they're gone, I'll probably forget the design and start over.

Lighthouse

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