Patrick Wolf Announces Release Of ‘Sundark & Riverlight’ Double Album

Patrick Wolf has revealed news that he plans to release a new double-album entitled ‘Sundark & Riverlight’.

Set for release on the 25th September, the album will celebrate Wolf’s previous ten years as a recording artist, and will include a number of acoustic re-recordings of songs from his back catalogue.

Speaking of the project, Wolf has said: ‘This project started when I realised I had reached a 10 year jubilee as a recording artist. My first EP came out when I was 19 and in the 10 years hence, my voice has grown with me.’

‘I started out playing with just one instrument and singing with no microphones in folk clubs, on the streets and galleries. I missed that raw communication so much and the spontaneous energy of that live situation. When I went to the studio I thought I was going to record a one-man solo album, but I started to dream, and heard bassoons and bodhrans. This is my first totally acoustic album and so I made certain that we were working with analogue tape and recording equipment.’

The album was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios and the tracklisting has yet to be revealed. It is, however, rumoured to include a new version of ‘Hard Times’ co-written with Buffy St Marie, and the original version of ‘Vulture’.

In other celebratory news, Patrick Wolf will also be making a number of live appearances to celebrate his ten years.

The shows themselves promise to be unique, with Wolf himself promising to play an entirely different set every night.

AUGUST
29 London Old Vic Theatre

NOVEMBER
06 Salford Lowry
07 Cardiff Gate
20 Gateshead Sage Theatre
24 Warwick Arts Centre
25 Glasgow Cottiers

DECEMBER
09 Penzance Ritz Theatre
10 Bristol St. George’s
11 Brighton St Mary’s Church