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WENDY JAMES 

UK TOUR IN OCTOBER

NEW ALBUM ‘THE SHAPE OF HISTORY’ OUT NOW

“The Wendy James of 2024 is an older, wiser and far more intriguing prospect. (The Shape of History) never dull, and certainly never predictable” Classic Pop

“Charming” Classic Rock

“The album sounds like a patchwork of memories – victories, heartaches, the feeling of racing down a California highway, no destination in mind” The Independent

“The confidence of a musician who has paid her dues and emerged liberated by unfettered creativity” ★★★★ The Scotsman

“A very mature new solo album… There are delicate moments… But it’s when the volume is cranked up that we welcome the Wendy that Vamp fans remember” The Daily Express

“(The Shape of History) perfectly encapsulates her musical journey from punk to electronic experimentation… An impressive album” 8/10 Maxazine

“Infused with glamorous sounds and humanist songwriting” Impatto Sonoro

Wendy James has announced a UK tour in October in support of her recently released new album 'The Shape of History'. Written, produced and mixed by James and recorded in West London and New York City, ‘The Shape Of History’ is the tenth solo album by Transvision Vamp lead singer, and it is available digitally, on deluxe vinyl and via deluxe CD.

Wendy will be accompanied on tour by a full band, including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Jim Sclavunos on drums and Alex Ward on guitar. They will be playing songs from across all of her albums, from TVV Pop, to New Wave Punk to Lo-Fi Racine No.1, through to the big productions of Queen High Straight and The Shape Of History, picking off favourite songs from each.

Full dates:

Wednesday 1st October - 100 Club, London - TICKETS

Thursday 2nd October - HMV Empire, Coventry - TICKETS

Friday 3rd October - Hangar 34, Liverpool - TICKETS

Saturday 4th October - Sugarmill, Stoke - TICKETS

Tuesday 7th October - Met Lounge, Peterborough - TICKETS

Wednesday 8th October - Cluny, Newcastle - TICKETS

Thursday 9th October - Brudenell, Leeds - TICKETS

Friday 10th October - The Brook, Southampton - TICKETS

Saturday 11th October - Old Bakery Studios, Truro - TICKETS

Wednesday 15th October - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff - TICKETS

Friday 17th October - Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool - TICKETS

Saturday 18th October - Pryzm, Kingston upon Thames - TICKETS

Tuesday 21st October - Deaf Institute, Manchester - TICKETS

Wednesday 22nd October - King Tuts, Glasgow - TICKETS

Thursday 23rd October - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh - TICKETS

Friday 24th October - Georgian Theatre, Stockton on Tees - TICKETS

Saturday 25th October - Tivoli, Buckley - TICKETS

Tuesday 28th October - Fleece, Bristol - TICKETS

Wednesday 29th October - One Ninety Four, London - TICKETS

Thursday 30th October - Patterns, Brighton - TICKETS

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“My songwriting has always been a wide mix of sounds, which naturally reflect the different music and references I have and love. ‘The Shape Of History’ was recorded on Scrubs Lane, West London with Alex Ward, Harry Bohay and James Sclavunos. I then went off to NYC and Brooklyn to record the pianos and organs with Dave ‘The Moose’ Sherman. Overdubbing continued with Al Lawson at the engineering helm in his Shepherd’s Bush studio and then I went back to Berkeley, CA to mix with Jesse Nichols before mastering with Fred Kevorkian in Brooklyn, NY. I have spent so much time with this music, I know it note-for-note and love it and am so happy for you to make it your own now".  

"‘The Shape Of History’ has a lot about love in it, a lot about appreciation of oneself, one’s life and importantly, of others. It is life’s arc of starting out, blooming into something and in some ways maturing. I don’t think my music has got older, I know I’ve not gone mellow! My attitude can be more ferocious and fearless than ever, but there is an acquired wisdom, which naturally comes after having been alive for a few decades! ‘The Shape Of History’ is a love letter and a Thank you note to life so far. The culmination of my tenth album is the result of co-musicians and engineers with whom I’ve worked with previously and with whom I share a language. We know each other, we choose to work together. We enjoy each other’s talents and personalities. There is a happiness, a belonging, when we meet up, and an open and determined desire to achieve what we know we have to".

"From meeting Nick Christian Sayer and forming Transvision Vamp, the two of us walking into EMI Records and demanding to see the head of Artists and Repertoire, Dave Ambrose. Getting signed and making our hits of the late 80’s and 90’s. From collaborating with Elvis Costello and mixing that album at Sunset Sound in Hollywood where The Stones mixed ‘Exile On Main St’, then moving to NYC to start writing and recording as a solo artist, all the gigs I’ve played and the friends I’ve made around the world, the astounding, incredible, wonderful people whose lives I’ve crossed paths with… I am so grateful for it all."

The Shape of History' is out now, and available digitally, on deluxe vinyl and CD.

BUY 'THE SHAPE OF HISTORY' HERE

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