{"product_id":"warby-struggles-resolutions-bullies","title":"WARBY - Struggles \u0026 Resolutions \/ Bullies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debut single from singer \u0026amp; songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eWARBY\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo reflective yet punchy tracks to introduce listeners to the songs of \u003cstrong\u003eWARBY,\u003c\/strong\u003e as featured on the record \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMystic Powers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, set for release in August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 29th of May art rock and soul inspired singer \u0026amp; songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eWARBY\u003c\/strong\u003e is to release the first single from his much anticipated 28th of August debut album \u003cstrong\u003e‘Mystic Powers’. \u003c\/strong\u003eTitled \u003cstrong\u003e'Struggles \u0026amp; Resolutions’\u003c\/strong\u003e,the single will be released digitally via AWAL and as a special limited edition 7” (ESCO025) which also features album track \u003cstrong\u003e‘Bullies’\u003c\/strong\u003e via Esco Romanesco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In diplomatic relations as well as life, resolutions can be frustratingly slow to realise as the struggles continue, also be very hard to uphold. Perhaps the answer may lie at a deeper level”\u003c\/em\u003e, says WARBY of \u003cstrong\u003e'Struggles \u0026amp; Resolutions’\u003c\/strong\u003e, while \u003cstrong\u003e‘Bullies’ \u003c\/strong\u003ewas inspired by a friend describing those that hold positions of power as Etonian bullies, \u003cem\u003e\"but it can equally describe any bully you encounter, even the one that lives in your head.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving spent a lifetime encouraging others to tour and record, WARBY is steeped in music and live touring, has run indie labels, recorded with the group \u003cstrong\u003eR.O.C\u003c\/strong\u003e, occasionally performing live; but has never released or performed any of his own songs before now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I was always going to sing, be a musician”\u003c\/em\u003e adds WARBY \u003cem\u003e“like my Dad, but in my early twenties I was pulled further and further into the business of live music by a succession of phenomenal artists. I continued writing on and off for years, but as the thrills and spills of working with other musicians and my concert booking role expanded I could never truly find enough time to develop my ideas fully.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2020 as the world shut down and touring ground to a halt, a seemingly permanently busy WARBY suddenly found that he had the luxury of time on his hands. He began to work on writing songs, recording home demos of himself singing, playing guitar, bass and keyboards over programmed drums, and it soon became clear that a substantial amount of ideas and music now existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When it came to the writing and recording of these songs…well, what started as a relatively gentle sensation, become more insistent until it was hammering at my very being. I had no choice other than to get them down.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Mystic Powers’ \u003c\/strong\u003ewas produced by \u003cstrong\u003eJames Knight\u003c\/strong\u003e, who gave WARBY space to work up the arrangements in his studio located in a roomy basement in Stoke Newington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWARBY called upon his friends \u003cstrong\u003eMal Troon (Jim Jones, Sea Power)\u003c\/strong\u003e on lead guitar and \u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Nicholson (R.O.C, Mark Eitzel) \u003c\/strong\u003eon piano and and the tight rhythm section of \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Betts (Pulp, Dave Gilmour)\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums and \u003cstrong\u003eDan Drury (Jarvis Cocker, James Taylor Quartet)\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ESCO ROMANESCO RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition 7 Inch","offer_id":54641596662083,"sku":"RPT-27449","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/FOR_20260526_1637_054049_601_p_b85a03a5-9888-8a4b-d923-f4f6cf55c41c_2_001.jpeg?v=1784202525","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/warby-struggles-resolutions-bullies","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}