‘The record is an exploration of requited and unrequited love, from the perspective of a couple who meet, fall into what may confusedly be called love and then part.’

The record was produced, mixed, mastered and recorded in the south of England, in Brighton and London. It features a more developed sound from the production of his earlier albums, a sound which Bishop began experimenting with on his last album. The single, Nicotine, comes at a point when Bishop had been looking for a sound more distinctive, and its use of synthesisers and keyboards shows a more developed sound from the artist.



Born in London, Bishop performed orchestral works and other musical genres before learning to play the guitar and perform at smaller venues on the London circuit; he is currently performing on the festival circuit in Europe. In a breakaway from his stifling classical background, he went on to writing his own songs in a number of different genres.

The album features a myriad of musicians from pop, folk, rock, classical and blues backgrounds. The artwork for the album was inspired by a number of anime artists, as well as contemporary portrait artist Grace Lau, who has had her work displayed at the Tate Modern in recent years. The record in part explores ethnic diversity in Brooklyn and Manhattan. It builds on the momentum of Bishop’s 2023 release I Hope That You Are Keeping Some Kind of A Record.

From London, he moved to Brighton, learning piano from Robin Coward, pianist for Passanger, and Camille Phillips, drummer with the Subways. He then recorded three full-length studio albums and amassed a following of over 1.5 million on social media and his last album gained 4 million Spotify streams in its first week. Bishop was awarded a Masters Degree in English Literature and studied for a PHD under Brian Cummings, fellow of the Royal Academy. His music is used on degree courses at The Universities of York and Sussex.

The albums’ lyrics closely follow the exploration of love in its various forms. On I don’t Remember You At All Bishop forlornly laments the fleeting nature of memory, while on Nicotine he describes a lover whose ‘eyes were the stars, just a little more gently’. Only on Lady of Our Sorrows does Bishop touch on the darker, more hopeless aspect of love.

Nicotine Lyrics:
Her eyes were the stars just a little more gently
Its quiet in here she said its almost empty
And as she sat rolled all her cigarettes too thin
He asked her gently if you want to join in

She wore her scars like a religion
They were the honour of her skin
Which when you live on powder
Must make up for something
He felt her fingers going up his sleeve
Fumbled on his breath
She smiled when they leave

He closed his eyes they didn't bother to kiss
His fingers tight tiny little fists
He bought down a mirror something to fix himself
Caught his reflection recognised someone else

She was too quick with her cloths and counted the seconds in between
And watched her smoke, wanted to be nicotine
She came down to say it was raining it’s never raining very much
Isn't all of this just like falling in love

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