The Gleeman Releases Uplifting Single Extolling the Joys Of Spring and the Fraternity of Family
The Gleeman follows up on the success of his Christmas charity release in support of War Child with assistance from national treasure Bob Harris OBE, a run of live dates with Irish chart topper Damien Dempsey and recent BBC Radio 2 support with the next single from his highly anticipated debut album "Something To Say" to be released on July 5th.
"Better Day”, out 19th April is an upbeat, uplifting, prepossessing pop eulogy to the joys of spring and quality family time with jangly guitars, bouncy infectious melodies and more than a little whiff of a Beatles-esque vibe, not least in its use of an accentuating piccolo trumpet reminiscent of that Lennon-McCartney penned classic, Penny Lane. It’s that kind of song that will inject you with an instant mood boost, compelling you to put the car top down in the spring sunshine (probably with the heating on - this is the UK!), crank up the volume and sing along at the top of your lungs without a care in the world. We all need songs like this in our lives.
The Gleeman comments:
"The forthcoming debut album "Something To Say" will finally allow me the opportunity to truly represent myself as an artist and display the breadth and depth of my songwriting and storytelling. It's a body of work that I'm extremely proud of and doesn't shy away from tackling hard hitting and sensitive subject matters. There are compositions that contemplate losses and the resultant impact of those in different forms, musings on cancel culture and the implications on mental health, reflections on self-harming and an emotive and compassionate take on the topic of assisted dying - so it was important to me to counterbalance those with some quirky and positive numbers. Among the saga of a Wild West gunslinger, the tale of a planetary émigré, a self-belief mantra and an unashamed power ballad, “Better Day” sits at the thematic summit of those feelgood frolics.
The last four years have been tumultuous and challenging times for the whole of humanity with world-wide health fears, restrictions on freedoms we take for granted and escalating global conflicts, which I think has taken a toll of some aspect on every single one of us. In the midst of all this turmoil "Better Day" reminds us to be grateful, appreciative and aware of the good things that we do have: The onset of spring, the joys of nature, being out in the sunshine, spending quality time with our families and loved ones... It's easy to become consumed with the trials and tribulations that life puts in our paths so it's important to sometimes drink from the glass half full and stop and smell the idiomatic roses."
The track was produced by Will Hicks (Ed Sheeran) with contributions from Ash Soan (Adele), Fred Abbott (Noah And The Whale), David Grant (Hit Singer/Broadcaster) and was mixed by Ash Howes.
The Gleeman is an artist that combines winning melodies, meaningful lyrics and time-honoured song craft, all of which have cemented The Gleeman’s fan base and reputation as a truly gifted songwriter and storyteller whose emotive musical musings mark him out as a serious album artist.
The aforementioned Radio 2 endorsement points at this being The Gleeman’s year. Supported extensively by BFBS, BBC Radio London, BBC Introducing and play listed nationally twice on the UK’s fastest growing independent commercial radio station Boom Radio, a Top Ten hit in the Music Week Commercial Pop Club Chart and with live dates as a special guest of acclaimed artists Ian Prowse (Amsterdam / Pele), Starsailor, Damein Dempsey and Tony Christie, with songs that indeed have “Something To Say”, expect to hear, see and be inspired by more of The Gleeman.
The debut album “Something To Say” can be pre-ordered from Townsend Music here.
The single ‘Better Day’ will be released on Friday 19th April and can be streamed here
