On his return from recent European live excursions, Ghostpoet known as Obaro Ejimiwe, is pleased to share the new video for “Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me,” a track off his new LP Shedding Skin.
A reflective narrative sees Ghostpoet weave tales of a one-night stand, articulating the awkwardness, hand in hand with wanting something more meaningful. Cohabiting with cinematic instrumentation and featuring guest vocalist, singer /songwriter Lucy Rose, ‘Sorry My Love’ walks the same emotive, self-questioning axis that permeates his recent album, Shedding Skin to great effect.
Shedding Skin is the manifestation of a new challenge, of fresh thinking, and a brave confident stride into previously uncharted waters. Ten songs that embrace, unite and narrate observations that are designed to sit beside each other through bright peaks and dark shallows.
Unlike his previous albums, Shedding Skin was recorded with a traditional live set up with what has become his touring band; Joe Newman on guitar, bass player, John Calvert and John Blease on drums. The self-produced album also features guest vocals from Nadine Shah, Etta Bond, Melanie De Biasio, Lucy Rose and Maximo Park’s Paul Smith, a collection that sets a new precedent as his very best work yet.
A busy first few months of 2015 culminated recently with an appearance on BBC2’s Later with Jools Holland. Following on from that and his recent sold out UK tour, and news of a Shepherds Bush Empire show in November, Ghostpoet has conformed various European festival appearances (see below for dates).
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European festival appearances as follows:
June 06 Manchester Parklife Festival
June 20 Croyde GoldCoast Oceanfest
July 03 Winchester Blissfields Festival
July 17 Oxford Truck Festival
July 24 Sheffield Tramlines Festival
July 26 London Womad Festival
Aug 28 Leeds Leeds Festival – NME/BBC Radio 1 stage
Aug 30 Reading Reading Festival – NME/BBC Radio 1 stage
Sept 04 North Wales Festival No. 6
Sept 05 Brighton Together The People Festival
Nov 21 London Shepherds Bush Empire