Andy Burrows and Matt Haig release A Different Game, the new single from their just-released album, Reasons To Stay Alive (Fiction Records).
Musician and songwriter, Burrows, and number one, bestselling author Haig first “met” on Twitter, and went on to spend last year passing ideas back and forth to create a stunning collection of songs loosely inspired by Haig’s much loved books, with words by Haig and music by Burrows. The single, which acts as the album’s bombastic opener, A Different Game sets explosive, seventies chord structures and colourful scales against lyrics which capture the tension of a relationship under pressure.
Following the release of Reasons To Stay Alive last month, Andy Burrows completed a sold out UK headline tour with his band, and has now confirmed a string of dates in Europe and the UK with Jamie Lawson, before summer festival shows so far announced at Port Elliot and Victorious. Andy Burrows plays:
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20th APRIL
BERLIN, Columbia Theater (with Jamie Lawson)
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22nd HAMBURG, Fabrik (with Jamie Lawson)
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24th COPENHAGEN, Vega (with Jamie Lawson)
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26th COLOGNE, Die Kantine (with Jamie Lawson)
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27th LEUVEN, Het Depot (with Jamie Lawson)
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28th AMSTERDAM, Welkweg (Max) (with Jamie Lawson)
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30th PARIS, La Maroquinerie (with Jamie Lawson)
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2nd MAY
LONDON, O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE (with Jamie Lawson)
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3rd NORWICH, Arts Centre (with Jamie Lawson)
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4th BIRMINGHAM, Town Hall (with Jamie Lawson)
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5th MANCHESTER, RNCM (with Jamie Lawson)
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6th
GATESHEAD, Sage 2 (with Jamie Lawson)
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8th BRISTOL, St George’s (with Jamie Lawson)
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9th GLASGOW, QMU (with Jamie Lawson)
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11th BELFAST, Ulster Hall (with Jamie Lawson)
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12th DUBLIN, Vicar St (with Jamie Lawson)
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27th JULY
PORT ELLIOT FESTIVAL (The Church, Onstage 6pm)
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24th AUG
VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL (Acoustic Stage Headliner)
Reasons to Stay Alive, its title boldly acknowledging the themes and influence of Haig’s autobiographical book, is a unique project: a rich, colourful suite of gutsy, classic songwriting. Full of shades of Elton John, Supertramp and Queen, and with an emotional undercurrent that could not be more relevant in today’s world. Together the pair spin love stories, travel space and time, celebrate soul-mates and travel unflinchingly into the tenderer recesses of the mind. Listen to the album HERE.
