Andrew London Duo
11 Revell Street, Hokitika, Westland
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The 2020 land 2021 lockdowns were devastating for some, liberating for others, and possibly a combination of both for many full-time musicians. On the one hand it meant a sudden drop in income, but on the other an opportunity to stop travelling, ‘pivot’ towards new ways of connecting with audiences, and, in Andrew London’s case, write some new material.
With no choice but to focus on their duo performance, The London bubble of Andrew & his bass-player wife Kirsten recorded a series of 40 minute ‘Live at The Londons - Direct From The Home Office’ shows which they made freely available on Youtube, and promoted through their extensive email database and social media platforms, thus keeping their audience engaged and preparing the ground for their eventual return to the touring circuit.
The enforced isolation also proved fruitful on the songwriting front, with inspiration coming from a variety of places - Donald Trump, the family dynamics of the lockdown itself, recollections of past tours and collaborations. This ‘Covid Suite’ of songs has been added to half a dozen recordings on which work had begun prior to the lockdown, and now appears as a whole new album entitled ‘Get back To Work!’. After many requests in the wake of previous releases, song lyrics and notes about the songs have been included, so the album is a true snapshot of the year that was 2020, lockdown and all. It was finished and released with brilliant timing, just in time for lockdown 2021, which of course immediately halted touring plans.
Despite having played mostly as a trio for over 20 years with an assortment of instrumentalists, Kirsten and Andrew are currently touring as a duo, since all the songs on the new album were conceived and recorded in this format, and much of their repertoire has been rearranged to suit. This has enabled Andrew to present many of his lyric-dominated songs in a sharper more focussed package, with satire, irony and ‘wordsmithery’ to the fore.
The first half of their ‘Get Back To Work!’ Show is focussed on the album, and the second is a selection of back-catalogue favourites and re-imagined covers fans may remember from Andrew’s days with Hot Club Sandwich. This list usually complied in haste at half-time with input from the audience.
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