It’s that time of year again! Since 2009 prolific folk singer Beans On Toast has released an album per year on his birthday – the 1st December.
This year is no different and will see the release of “A Bird in the Hand” via Xtra Mile Recordings.
Today he has offered up the second taste of the album with new track “Alexa” and, as you’ve probably guessed from the title, it’s main theme is the voice controlled virtual assistant from Amazon. The song deals with the worrying way that society has accepted into their homes devices that record and monitor their activity all in the name of convenience.
As usual, Beans lyrics are on point and offer a searing insight into modern culture and the full band sound fills the track out to make it one of Beans’ strongest punk tracks to date.
The track, and the album, is produced by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett.
To celebrate the album Beans on Toast is playing a ton of shows:
In Store Shows:
01/12 Rough Trade Nottingham 3pm
02/12 Dec Rough Trade Bristol 8pm
03/12 Dec Rough Trade East (London) 9pm
04/12 Dec Smugglers Record Shop (Deal) 6:30pm
05/12 Dec Resident Records (Brighton) 6:30pm
06/12 Dec Banquet Records(Kingston) 9pm
UK Tour Dates:
30/01 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
31/01 PORTSMOUTH The Wedgwood Rooms
01/02 MARGATE Dreamland Ballroom
02/02 STOWMARKET John Peel Centre
04/02 CAMBRIDGE J2 Junction
05/02 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
06/02 CARLISLE The Brickyard
07/02 ABERDEEN The Lemon Tree
08/02 GLASGOW Stereo
09/02 NEWCASTLE The Cluny
12/02 HULL Adelphi
13/02 MANCHESTER Gorilla
14/02 LEICESTER Dryden Street Social
15/02 BIRMINGHAM Castle & Falcon
16/02 BRISTOL Thekla
20/02 EXETER Phoenix
21/02 TRURO The Old Bakery
22/02 PLYMOUTH The Junction
23/02 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
24/02 OXFORD The Bullingdon
26/02 TUNBRIDGE WELLS The Forum
27/02 BRIGHTON Patterns
28/02 LONDON The Garage
