Littoral Zone
by Adam Ross
Fergus McNeill
Terin Stock
Richard Morrey
roughsandy
Robert Morrison
Andrew Smith
Formidable Laggard
Alistair Walder
macgreeg
Kevin Burns
Shirley Barr
Gordon Robertson
Will Hannigan
jenny_mcphail
onlymemusic
ayjayemm
thebroonote
Ross Garner
davesweetin
neilc5
T Jeffries
snawdon
louisejohnston
keith bell
Stephen
Charles Mann
droc41
Brian Houston
Alistair Vale
Alan McAdam
kinnaberjunction
lochgirl
caroline henderson
sinenomine
rosscolonel
douglas scott
pajervis
riddoch
Jonathan Bussell
jarmour0803
Neil Lawson
catrionalfraser
aem
Emma Armstrong
catwright
nrjm
carolbradbury
manic_pop_thrills
Orynthia Thomas
Paul Finegan
tonight_we_fly
thomas2800
Shaggy Maggot
treforest
Gothiron
barrytrifle
Steven Wilson
allyballybe
Steven Ellis
Nicky Vignoli
Lisl
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumIncludes digital pre-order of Littoral Zone. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.digital album releases May 4, 2024item ships out on or around May 24, 2024edition of 300Purchasable with gift card
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumIncludes digital pre-order of Littoral Zone. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.digital album releases May 4, 2024item ships out on or around May 24, 2024Purchasable with gift card
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Streaming + DownloadPre-order of Littoral Zone. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.Purchasable with gift cardreleases May 4, 2024
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Free Will
05:13
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When did you first recognise
The death of truth and the birth oflies?
Hyperbole in the major key
Lack of self-determination
Might just bring me my salvation
Without free will then you can’t blame me
I look across and see my neighbour
I think his name is John
He’s bending down to pick crisp packets off his lawn
He’s claiming compensation for the poisoning of his koi carp pond
As far as I know, Frazzles have thus far failed to respond
And he’ll tell anyone who’ll listen
“The local parish church
Is now a tattoo parlour
What a backwards moral lurch”
Tattoos versus religion
A choice between the two?
One’s a permanent mark you’ll regret in later life
The other’s a tattoo
Struggling to reach my pinnacle
It’s hard these days to not be cynical
Confident can seem aloof
So I make my way, shuffling and shimmying
Down the street looking somewhat simian
Past the house with the old tin roof
If romance is dead then I saw its ghost
Leaning there on an old gatepost
Misty-eyed with a crooked grin
All I really want to do
Is get a little drunk with you
In a bath
In a Premier Inn
And like so many people
I’ve struggled with the weight
Of all the petty burdens
I couldn’t abdicate
And like so many people
I struggle with the blues
But maybe that’s just a consequence of the scattering of light which inevitably means we see certain photons as they radiate downwards
More clearly than other hues
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Apogee
04:03
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Take care my love and I will see you
soon enough
Where salt sea streaks the window pane
You are the scarlet moon that rises over sea
You are the crystal in the rain
Your love will stretch me to my apogee
Your love will take me to the end
I am the way I am, I’ve always been this way
I have no choice in this my dear
You said I’m wrong, you said we always have a choice
You said it’s consequence I fear
Your love will stretch me to my apogee
Your love will take me to the end
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Shrinking
03:31
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Did you think I wasn’t ready?
Did you think I had to grow?
I’ve been shrinking since before
The day I met you, don’t you know?
Oh I couldn’t seem to stop myself
From crying in the car
Could I fly right through the windscreen
To the sound of Mo Mhathair?
Don’t you wonder sometimes?
Oh this isn’t Colorado, Arizona, Idaho
And there’s nothing I could tell you
That you don’t already know
I didn’t read the novel
No, I barely read the blurb
There’s a tombstone in a churchyard
Simply marked “do not disturb”
Don’t you wonder sometimes?
Here lies the body of a man who went too young
He died looking for a melody that no-one’s ever sung
Did you think I wasn’t ready? Did you think I had to grow?
I’ve been shrinking since before the day I met you, don’t you know
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Caught The Sun
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Ego
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Union Gary
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I Get It Wrong
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Life Is Not A Competition
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Brambles
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The Going
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about
24th May 2024 will see the release of Littoral Zone, the second solo album by Adam Ross - a musician described by Folk Radio as "one of Scotland’s most talented singers and songwriters".
The album is produced by multiple Scottish Album Of The Year Award nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Wasylyk and released on London record label Fika Recordings. Arts bodies Creative Scotland and Help Musicians have supported and funded the album in recognition of what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting musical collaborations of 2024.
The album is a heavily lyrical collection of warped 70s-esque indie-folk ballads inspired by Adam’s relocation to the coast. The title, Littoral Zone, is a term used to define where the sea meets the land but also a nod to a style of direct, literary observations about the people, landscapes and states of mind Adam has discovered since moving there. The lyrics cover themes of nature, politics, faith, love and death and are surrounded by Andrew’s deft production featuring luscious string ensembles and brass.
The writing of the album saw Adam move away from guitar and onto piano, having bought a slightly battered upright piano from a local antiques warehouse as a first priority after moving house in 2021. Chords, melodies and musical ideas were recorded on Adam's phone before lyrics were slowly built up during his walks on the beach and clifftops around the village of St Cyrus where he now lives.
Songs like Free Will and Union Gary chart and exaggerate the at-times ridiculous minutiae of day-to-day life, with the latter musing on British foreign policy via the prism of an unkempt garden. The Going and I Get It Wrong pay tribute to the natural beauty and mystery of coastal landscapes while Brambles falls into the musical tradition of the murder ballad, with a story loosely based on an amalgamation of true events. The album's darker edges can also be discovered in Shrinking and Ego which dwell on aging and self-doubt, however Apogee looks to counterbalance such themes with a pure outpouring of love.
The album sees Adam at his most musically ambitious and precise. In contrast to his more lo-fi and DIY previous work, Littoral Zone is a painstakingly crafted record which celebrates collaboration. Andrew Wasylyk's production and multi-instrumentalist performances bring sonic sophistication which is further heightened by Pete Harvey's heart-stirring string arrangements. Gillian Fleetwood's yearning vocals are a constant highlight throughout the album, as is Rachel Simpson's exquisite brass playing. Ultimately, Littoral Zone is an album of stories and Adam's lyrical knack shines throughout.
The album is produced by multiple Scottish Album Of The Year Award nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Wasylyk and released on London record label Fika Recordings. Arts bodies Creative Scotland and Help Musicians have supported and funded the album in recognition of what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting musical collaborations of 2024.
The album is a heavily lyrical collection of warped 70s-esque indie-folk ballads inspired by Adam’s relocation to the coast. The title, Littoral Zone, is a term used to define where the sea meets the land but also a nod to a style of direct, literary observations about the people, landscapes and states of mind Adam has discovered since moving there. The lyrics cover themes of nature, politics, faith, love and death and are surrounded by Andrew’s deft production featuring luscious string ensembles and brass.
The writing of the album saw Adam move away from guitar and onto piano, having bought a slightly battered upright piano from a local antiques warehouse as a first priority after moving house in 2021. Chords, melodies and musical ideas were recorded on Adam's phone before lyrics were slowly built up during his walks on the beach and clifftops around the village of St Cyrus where he now lives.
Songs like Free Will and Union Gary chart and exaggerate the at-times ridiculous minutiae of day-to-day life, with the latter musing on British foreign policy via the prism of an unkempt garden. The Going and I Get It Wrong pay tribute to the natural beauty and mystery of coastal landscapes while Brambles falls into the musical tradition of the murder ballad, with a story loosely based on an amalgamation of true events. The album's darker edges can also be discovered in Shrinking and Ego which dwell on aging and self-doubt, however Apogee looks to counterbalance such themes with a pure outpouring of love.
The album sees Adam at his most musically ambitious and precise. In contrast to his more lo-fi and DIY previous work, Littoral Zone is a painstakingly crafted record which celebrates collaboration. Andrew Wasylyk's production and multi-instrumentalist performances bring sonic sophistication which is further heightened by Pete Harvey's heart-stirring string arrangements. Gillian Fleetwood's yearning vocals are a constant highlight throughout the album, as is Rachel Simpson's exquisite brass playing. Ultimately, Littoral Zone is an album of stories and Adam's lyrical knack shines throughout.
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releases May 4, 2024
Produced by Andrew Wasylyk
Performed by Adam Ross & Andrew Wasylyk
Additional vocals by Gillian Fleetwood
Brass by Rachel Simpson
String performed by the Pumpkinseeds:
Seonaid Aitken - violin
Gisela Hans - violin
Georgia Boyd - viola
Graham Coe - cello
String arranged by Pete Harvey at Pumpkinfield and recorded by Pete at Rossie on the Earn
Photography by George Mackie
Artwork by Erik Porter at Union Creative
Produced by Andrew Wasylyk
Performed by Adam Ross & Andrew Wasylyk
Additional vocals by Gillian Fleetwood
Brass by Rachel Simpson
String performed by the Pumpkinseeds:
Seonaid Aitken - violin
Gisela Hans - violin
Georgia Boyd - viola
Graham Coe - cello
String arranged by Pete Harvey at Pumpkinfield and recorded by Pete at Rossie on the Earn
Photography by George Mackie
Artwork by Erik Porter at Union Creative
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