Hayden Thorpe has announced a special new record named Ness, due for release on September 27th via Domino Records.
Ness is inspired by Suffolk’s Orford Ness, the former Ministry of Defence weapons development site during both World Wars and the Cold War. Acquired by the National Trust in 1993 and left to re-wild, it remains a place of paradox, mystery, and constant evolution. Thorpe’s Ness is an ode to Orford Ness, the physical place, and the book it inspired, both featuring the words of ...
Hayden Thorpe has announced a special new record named Ness, due for release on September 27th via Domino Records.
Ness is inspired by Suffolk’s Orford Ness, the former Ministry of Defence weapons development site during both World Wars and the Cold War. Acquired by the National Trust in 1993 and left to re-wild, it remains a place of paradox, mystery, and constant evolution. Thorpe’s Ness is an ode to Orford Ness, the physical place, and the book it inspired, both featuring the words of Robert Macfarlane and the artwork of Stanley Donwood.
The announcement arrives alongside the beautiful first single from Ness, “They.” The video, directed by Hayden Thorpe and Andy King and filmed at Orford Ness, acts as an introduction to Ness: the shingle spit, the book, and the album.
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