ANDY LEWIS
‘You Should Be Hearing Something Now’
Release date: October 15th 2007
Cat number: AJX199CD
INCLUDES THE HIT SINGLE " ARE YOU TRYING TO BE LONELY ?"
Following in the footsteps of artists such as Amy Winehouse and Candy Payne,
the 60’s flavoured nu-soul revival continues
in grand fashion with ‘You Should Be Hearing Something Now’ - the superb second album from Acid Jazz’s rising star Andy Lewis.
Without question, one of the stand-out tracks on ‘You Should Be Hearing Something Now’, is the duet with The Modfather himself,
Paul Weller, on the Northern Soul belter, ‘Are You Trying To Be Lonely?’
The collaboration came about after Weller, who is an admirer of Lewis’ work, was handed some demos by Lewis at a gig. Weller was so
impressed by the material that just two weeks later they were in the studio along with Ocean Colour Scene’s Steve Cradock
(unusually on drums rather than his trademark guitar) and a host of other Weller collaborators. The song was written by Lewis and
Weller together, with Paul handling the soulful lead vocal.
Lewis came to prominence initially as one of the main dj’s behind the early Britpop explosion. His CV includes a residency
at Camden’s infamous Blow Up as well as a stint as Blur’s tour dj before going on to make his own music as a bass player
(in Pimlico and Spearmint) and then as a producer & artist in his own right, with his debut album, ‘Billion Pound Project’ receiving
critical acclaim on its release in 2005.
Andy Lewis’ album, ‘You Should Be Hearing Something Now’, is scheduled for release on October 15th 2007