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Richard Ashcroft today releases a video for the track ‘Born To Be Strangers’, taken from album ‘Natural Rebel’ out last week and currently #1 in the UK midweek charts. Ashcroft is heading out this week for a handful of UK launch shows starting in Glasgow this Friday and ending at the 02 Kentish Town Forum next week. Recently, Ashcroft announced a UK & Ireland headline tour for April & May 2019, which culminates with a performance at the London Olympia, the first performance at this historic venue since Primal Scream 8 years ago (full dates below).

‘Natural Rebel’, his fifth solo studio album is released on his own RPA label and will be his first released via BMG. ‘Natural Rebel’ represents the latest chapter in a hugely successful solo career for the former Verve frontman and Ivor Novello winner. It follows ‘Alone With Everybody’ (#1, 2000), ‘Human Conditions’ (#3, 2002), ‘Keys to the World’ (#2, 2006) and ‘These People’ (#3, 2016).

Featuring ten new songs, all of which were written by Ashcroft, ‘Natural Rebel’ was produced by the singer-songwriter alongside Jon Kelly (Paul McCartney, Kate Bush) and Emre Ramazanoglu (Bobby Gillespie, Jarvis Cocker). The majority of its recording took place at State of the Ark Studios in Richmond, with further sessions at The Bunker, Tileyard Studios and Hoxa HQ.

Watch the video for ‘Born To Be Strangers’ – BELOW:

Richard Ashcroft will play some sold out intimate shows this winter in support of ‘Natural Rebel’ ahead of the main UK album tour next year.

The tracklisting for ‘Natural Rebel’ is:

1. ‘All My Dreams’
2. ‘Birds Fly’
3. ‘Surprised By The Joy’
4. ‘That’s How Strong’
5. ‘Born To Be Strangers’
6. ‘That’s When I Feel It’
7. ‘We All Bleed’
8. ‘A Man in Motion’
9. ‘Streets of Amsterdam’
10. ‘Money Money’

UK & IRELAND Tour Dates;

Friday, October 26^th – Glasgow Barrowlands – SOLD OUT

Sunday, October 28^th – Middlesborough Town Hall – SOLD OUT

Monday, October 29^th – Nottingham Rock City – SOLD OUT

Wednesday, October 31^st Manchester Albert Hall – SOLD OUT

Friday, November 2^nd – Kentish Town Forum – SOLD OUT

Friday, April 19^th – Portsmouth Guildhall

Saturday, April 20^th – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Monday, April 22^nd – Newcastle 02 Academy

Tuesday, April 23^rd – Edinburgh Usher Hall

Thursday, April 25^th – Hull Bonus Arena

Saturday, April 27^th – Birmingham 02 Academy  

Monday, April 29^th – Dublin Olympia

Wednesday, May 1^st – Doncaster Dome

Friday, May 3rd – Leicester De Montfort

Saturday, May 4^th – London Olympia  

General Sale ticket link: http://gigst.rs/RA