In Episode #196 of The XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar interviews Irish renaissance man Gavin Friday about his highly anticipated new solo album Ecce Homo out 25th October. The new album – produced by Soft Cell’s Dave Ball and Michael Heffernan – marks his first since 2011’s Catholic.
Gavin Friday, founding frontman of cult Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes, has had a genre-defying, four-decade career as a songwriter, composer, actor, visual artist, and creative director. He’s collaborated with artists, including childhood friends U2, Colin Newman, Laurie Anderson, Sinéad O’Connor, and Quincy Jones.
Friday’s music has earned Ivor Novello and Golden Globe nominations for films like In the Name of the Father and In America. He’s also showcased his visual art in exhibitions, worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and recently scored and narrated the animated Peter and the Wolf. His seminal work with Virgin Prunes has been celebrated through the reissue of classic albums and EPs on vinyl.
In this interview, Gavin discusses writing and recording Ecce Homo, upcoming live shows, Virgin Prunes, his role as U2’s creative director and more. Listen to episode #196 of The XS Noize Podcast with Gavin Friday – BELOW:
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Previous XS Noize Podcast guests have included Fairground Attraction, Peter Hook, Humanist, Sananda Maitreya, James, Crowded House, Elbow, Cast, Kula Shaker, Shed Seven, Future Islands, Peter Frampton, John Lydon, Bernard Butler, Steven Wilson, Betty Boo, Midge Ure, Travis, New Order, The Killers, Tito Jackson, Simple Minds, Divine Comedy, Shaun Ryder, Gary Numan, Sleaford Mods, The Brand New Heavies, Villagers, and many more.
Ecce Homo will be released on 25th October via BMG on Ltd. edition transparent blue vinyl and a deluxe CD package featuring an exclusive 28-page booklet and bonus material. The album will be available digitally everywhere and will include two exclusive remixes.
Tracklisting:
1. Lovesubzero
2. Ecce Homo
3. The Church Of Love
4. Stations Of The Cross
5. Lady Esquire
6. When The World Was Young
7. The Best Boys In Dublin
8. Lamento
Bonus (Deluxe CD only):
9. When the World Was Young (Reprise)
10. Cabarotica
11. Amaranthus (Love Lies Bleeding)
12. Daze
13. Behold the Man
Digital Only:
14. Ecce Homo (Apparition Remix)
15. Ecce Homo (Smallboy Remix)
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