Edwyn Collins announces new album ‘Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation’

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Edwyn Collins has announced his 10th solo album ‘Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation’ – listen to new single ‘Knowledge’ below.The Scottish musician, producer and former Orange Juice frontman is due to release the 11-track record on March 14 via AED.

Pre-order/pre-save here.Following on from 2019’s ‘Badbea’, the forthcoming LP was recorded at Collins’ Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale, North East Scotland.

It was co-produced by the singer-songwriter alongside Sean Read and Jake Hutton, both of whom play on the album.Collins has shared the first preview of ‘Nation…’ in the form of a reflective and personal song titled ‘Knowledge’, where he looks back on being “shy and awkward” as a youngster.The single contains an admission and a recognition of, “Knowledge is a friend of mine/ First was lost and now it’s found“.

Collins also says it’s “so hard to let my old self go“, with this refrain bringing the poetic tune to a close over gospel-tinged backing vocals and horns.“Knowledge is something I think about.