Domino Records has announced the signing of Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant, whose debut album Lunga will be released later this year, on September 12th. As one of the North West’s most productive and versatile musicians, Syd is a self-made force of nature whose dynamic, shock-laden live performances have seen him grace Glastonbury stages, tour the UK and Europe, appear on Later… with Jools Holland, and be feted by such renowned musicians as Atticus Ross (NIN), Cabaret Vol...
Domino Records has announced the signing of Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant, whose debut album Lunga will be released later this year, on September 12th. As one of the North West’s most productive and versatile musicians, Syd is a self-made force of nature whose dynamic, shock-laden live performances have seen him grace Glastonbury stages, tour the UK and Europe, appear on Later… with Jools Holland, and be feted by such renowned musicians as Atticus Ross (NIN), Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder, and Confidence Man for his critically acclaimed albums as Working Men’s Club. Most recently, LCD Soundsystem picked Working Men’s Club to support them at four of their eight dates as part of their Brixton Academy residency, which kicks off this week in London.
The upcoming album Lunga is the sound of a door opening onto a pasture, fog rolling over grass as the sun rises in the distance; it is the sound of renewal and a sense of optimism. These are glistening, melodic songs – an antidote to the chaos and abrasive atmosphere of touring, and a beautiful side-step from the music that Sydney Minsky Sargeant has been recording as Working Men’s Club for the past seven years.
Minsky Sargeant has also shared the first single from Lunga, “I Don’t Wanna.” Featuring delicate fingerpicking over restrained synths, Syd’s unadorned and intimate vocals are given center stage: “Confide in me / I’ll put down everyone / I’ll put down everything / If loving this is wrong then I don’t wanna be right.”
Watch the video, directed by Nick Griffiths/&SON, for “I Don’t Wanna” above.
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