Bernard Butler announces ‘Good Grief’ – his first solo album in 25 years

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Bernard Butler has announced details of ‘Good Grief’ – his first solo album in 25 years. Check out the lead single ‘Camber Sands’ below, as well as tour dates.Announced today (March 27), the upcoming release marks the songwriter and producer’s return to solo work after two and a half decades.

It also comes following his venture into the world of pop songwriting and producing – having worked on two albums with folk musician Sam Lee and a Mercury-nominated project with actor Jessie Buckley.In his time away from releasing solo material, the former Suede guitarist has also worked alongside the likes of Bert Jansch and Ben Watt from Everything But The Girl, The Libertines, Tricky and contributed to a Grammy-winning record with Duffy.‘Good Grief’ comes after Bernard booked himself into a rehearsal space in Holloway every Wednesday afternoon for months, just him, a guitar and a microphone.“For a good while I was scarred and I was scared.

I was happily distracted and joyously involved with so much music. I realised just being there was more than I had ever hoped for.

I gave a lot to other people, but realised that my story was defined but what I was, rather than what I am,” he explained of the inspiration behind the new album.“I set myself a modest commercial goal, an expectant creative one: perform to 10 people without being bottled, then find 11 the next night.