Bill Ryder-Jones shares new single ‘This Can’t Go On’ and announces LP ‘Lechyd Da’

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Bill Ryder-Jones has shared his latest single ‘This Can’t Go On’ and has announced his upcoming LP ‘Lechyd Da’.Serving as the lead single to Jones’ fifth studio album, ‘This Can’t Go On’ features strings lifted from a 1978 Flashlight song.

Directed by James Slater, the video for the track sees a young schoolboy walking through Crail, Fife in Scotland. The video references the LP’s artwork which was painted by Dale Bissland.Speaking of ‘Lechyd Da’ in a press release, Jones shared his love for the album sharing: “I haven’t been this proud of a record since A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart.” The LP has been described as “rooted in love, loss, pain, heartache and often a deep darkness, but also one that frequently ends up in places of profound beauty, hope and joy” as per press release.“It’s my most produced record.

It’s basically me carrying on with myself again, but this time around I’m a bit more competent as a producer,” he added. The musician has been working from his Yawn Studios in West Kirby, producing for the likes of Mick Head, Gerry Love and Saint Saviour.The album’s title, ‘Lechyd Da’, good health in Welsh, while the LP’s closing track ‘Nos Da’ means goodnight.

Speaking of the use of the Welsh phrases, Jones said: “My love of Wales has always been there. Half of my family is from there, I lost my brother there, all my childhood holidays were in Scotland or Wales.