JIM McCULLOCH - When I Mean What I Say elp

£21.99

1. Blacksticks Boogie
2. Chrous of Lists
3. Augmented Yet Diminished
4. Downbeat
5. Shining Bright
6. Open & Shut
7. Come Little Waves Of Light
8. I Hope I Can Read The Forecast
9. When I Mean What I Say

Over three decades as the unassuming but pivotal figure behind some of Scotland’s most iconic pop, Jim McCulloch steps out of the shadows and onto centre stage with his debut solo album. The former Soup Dragon perfects his mastery of songcraft on When I Mean What I Say, released on Violette Records in 2021.

Lush and textured, delicate and intriguing, When I Mean What I Say is immersed in the melodic tapestries of Laurel Canyon but rooted in Jim’s life in his hometown of Glasgow. Written in Donegal’s wild Atlantic coast and recorded pre-Lockdown in Glasgow’s downtown Gorbals district, the warmth of the album’s classic pop and its lyrical openness transports the listener to an emotional and harmonic timelessness far from 2020’s claustrophobia.

Jim: Violette Records are kindred spirits in the music world. Their ethos, aesthetic and generosity of spirit chime with me. Once I had finished the album, they were the only record company I sent it off to the only record company I thought could do it justice.

– Gerry Braiden

Jim McCulloch
Dave McGowan – Bass Guitar
Adam Stearns – Drums
Sophie Rocks – Harp
Rachel Jack – Vocals On Shining Bright

Recorded in Glasgow at Gorbals Sound
Engineered by Kevin Burleigh
Assisted by Erin Sinead
Mastered by Gordon McNeil

Graphic Design by Pascal Blua

Released 21 May 2021

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