Royston Langdon's 'Chains' EP (out October 29th)
Royston Langdon Announces Second Solo Project
Chains EP Due out October 29th on CD and Digitally
Vinyl Edition Coming in 2022
Lead Single “Halfway Home” Just Released
U.S. Tour with the Psychedelic Furs Kicks off October 16th
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Click here to stream/download single “Halfway Home” and click here for video
Click here to pre-order EP
Los Angeles, CA (September 23, 2021)─English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Royston Langdon (former lead singer for the British rock band Spacehog) is set to release his second solo project this fall. Available to pre-order now, Langdon’s six-track EP Chains (due out October 29th via BFD/The Orchard in CD and digital formats, with a vinyl edition coming next year) features all-new compositions, as well as covers of songs from David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
In conjunction with the EP’s pre-order launch last Friday (9/17), Langdon released the lead single, “Halfway Home,” on all digital platforms, as well as premiered the official video (click here to watch). Langdon shares, “‘Halfway Home’ was written with a sense of urgency. I know I’m at a crossroads but I’m still full of life. Perhaps, with the benefit of a small amount of wisdom, I feel more aware now (than ever before) that one is emotionally always halfway between life and death. I’m lucky in that I survived, where many of my peers haven’t. So, to that end, the song is about accepting where we’re at in this very moment and let’s face it, we’ve all been locked up for awhile and I for one, have given rise to the feeling that there’s not a hell of a lot of time left…so let’s get on with it.” Click here to stream/download “Halfway Home” and pre-save the album.
Recorded in Brooklyn, NY, Langdon enlisted Bryce Goggin (Antony and the Johnsons, The Apples in Stereo) and Adam Sachs to produce and engineer Chains. Langdon handled the songwriting on the four original tracks (along with Matt Hackett on the song “Chains”) and played all the instruments heard on the EP, with the exception of “Chains” and “Creepy Crawly” featuring drummer Parker Kindred (Jeff Buckley, Black Beatle) and “Halfway Home” featuring Sachs on drums.
In support of the EP, Langdon is embarking on a 25-date U.S. tour with The Psychedelic Furs, kicking off on October 16th in Tucson, AZ and wrapping up on November 21st in Concord, NH. The tour includes stops in Houston, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Orlando, and New York, among others. Full tour itinerary below and for tickets, visit RoystonLangdon.com.
Regarding Chains, Langdon shares, “I’ve often found it difficult for me to move on in my life and in my work. At times, I’ve chosen seemingly reliable mechanisms of avoidance, rather than face the more difficult confrontation and change required. This practice has in turn, created its own sort of trauma loops, which include repeating the same old patterns over and over, eventually leading to the destruction and recycling of relationships, and leaving me scared to get close. During this destruction and confusion, I notice similarities to the world around me and the world online, where we try to create a new and better version of the world for ourselves -- one in which we can merely scroll and in doing so, immediately recognize certain patterns in others, eventually leading to our development of an entirely new sense or instinct to help us better navigate our reality. Sometimes, I catch myself zoned in on the idea of this pretend, online version of reality because it’s more beautiful and better than my actual present reality (with all its frailties), which I’m afraid of.
This inspired the self-titled track ‘Chains,’ where I use a metaphor for the world’s rich building McMansion after McMansion, row after row, in hopes of creating a new version of ‘a better life.’ In being so desperate and willing to go to any lengths to avoid their own fears, by creating a fake of a fake, they manufacture a ‘today’ which is just another version of what they had yesterday, and never another tomorrow.”
Now based in Los Angeles, after 25 years in New York, Langdon is gearing up for the release of his second solo project and sharing his new music live with fans all over the U.S. this fall. For more info, visit RoystonLangdon.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Tracklist:
1. Halfway Home
2. Chains
3. Nazi Girlfriend
4. Creepy Crawly
5. Ashes to Ashes
6. Love is a Gift
2021 U.S. tour dates with The Psychedelic Furs:
October 16: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
October 17: Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
October 19: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
October 20: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
October 21: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
October 23: New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s Uptown
October 27: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
October 29: Clearwater, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
October 30: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando
October 31: Saint Augustine Shores, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
November 2: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
November 3: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
November 6: Rockville, MD @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center
November 5: York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts
November 7: Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall
November 9: New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
November 10: Phoenixville, PA @ Colonial Theatre
November 12: Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Cafe
November 13: New York, NY @ Apollo Theater
November 14: Beverly, MA @ The Cabot
November 16: Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
November 17: Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
November 19: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
November 20: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
November 21: Concord, NH @ Capitol Center For The Arts
About Royston Langdon:
Originally from Leeds, England, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Royston Langdon (born May 1, 1972) has been a performer for as long as he can remember, getting his start playing music in the U.K., and is most noted for his time as lead singer, bassist, and principal songwriter in the British rock band Spacehog. The quartet (featuring Royston on vocals/bass and his brother Antony on guitar, joined by drummer Jonny Cragg and guitarist Richard Steel) formed in New York City in 1994 and eventually attracted the attention of Sire Records' president, Seymour Stein, whose label would release the bands critically acclaimed and commercially successful debut album, Resident Alien, in the fall of 1995. The album went gold on the Billboard charts and spawned the hit single “In the Meantime,” shooting the band to fame almost instantly. The undeniably catchy single could be heard on alternative and rock radio everywhere, eventually peaking atop Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and the U.K. Rock Chart, while reaching the top 50 on singles charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. Over the course of 10 years, Spacehog released four studio albums (and a live record), toured with the likes of Oasis, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Black Crowes, before breaking up in 2014. Says AllMusic, “Spacehog mixed glam rock influences, including David Bowie and T. Rex, into their wall-of-distorted-guitars sound, a combination that helped the band make a dent in the late-'90s alternative rock scene.”
Since then, Langdon has worked on the industry side of music, using his own experiences to help up-and-coming artists. Yet, he’s remained a musician at heart and in May of 2018, Langdon independently released his solo debut, titled Everything's Dandy, under the moniker LEEDS (a nod to his U.K. hometown). Premiering on Billboard, the introspective 9-track LP (featuring singles “Someone” and “What Became of the People”) has a futuristic pop sound with a down-home barnyard feel. The album finds Langdon baring his soul in trying to do the best he can to have honest relationships with all the people in his life while reflecting on his time spent in New York, where he resided for 25 years. Langdon supported Everything's Dandy on the road with multiple tours in the U.S. and U.K. between 2018-2019.
About BFD/The Orchard:
Formed in 2013, Bob Frank Distribution (BFD) is a boutique independent distributor with a global sub-distribution arrangement with The Orchard. BFD currently represents over fifty companies/artists and is a division of Bob Frank Entertainment, formed in 2012 by longtime entertainment business executive and entrepreneur Bob Frank. For more info, visit BobFrankEnt.com.
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