Shares New Single “Brixton Fish Fry” ft. Javed Bashir
New Album Brothers & Sisters Out March 3
Today, Steve Mason has shared his new single “Brixton Fish Fry” ft. Javed Bashir, the latest from his forthcoming fifth solo album Brothers & Sisters, out on Double Six on March 3, 2023.
“Brixton Fish Fry” follows the album’s “danceable… anthemic” (Brooklyn Vegan) lead single “No More” and “The People Say,” which Stereogum calls “a heartfelt ode to anyone who pushes to make the world better.”
Steve Mason says of the new track, “Myself and Javed chatted for some time over Zoom about the track, he was in Lahore, and I explained my love of Indian and Pakistani music, my connection to Kashmir (my wife) and Pakistan, the concept of the record and how i wanted it to be a statement against the direction Britain has gone in and how I wanted it to represent all the innumerable and indispensable things we take for granted that immigration and movement of people and culture has brought here. Like everybody involved in the making of this record he understood immediately and was very happy to be part of this statement. Both his contributions took my breath away and made my wife cry. The connection of her family and culture being brought together with me and my music was very powerful for us as a family and encapsulated in a moment the entire purpose and point of this album.”
Co-produced with Tev’n with musical contributions from feted Pakistani singer Javed Bashir, British gospel singers Jayando Cole, Keshia Smith, Connie McCall & Adrian Blake and Kaviraj Singh on the santoor, the result is a record that brings people together through art, music and culture. Written against a backdrop of fear and uncertainty, and at a time when those in charge lurched from one disaster to the next mismanagement with increasing regularity, Brothers & Sisters is in fact an incredibly joyous and even spiritual listen.
Brothers & Sisters will be available on CD (with gatefold wallet and 16-page booklet), standard vinyl (double vinyl with gatefold sleeve and four-page booklet), independent shops and Domino Mart vinyl edition (double gold vinyl with gatefold sleeve, four-page booklet & four postcard set) and DL. Preorder: Dom Mart | Digital
Steve Mason has also announced a run of full-band U.K. dates next year as well as a number of in-stores.
See Steve Mason live:
March 3 – Rough Trade East – LONDON
March 4 – Resident – BRIGHTON
March 6 – Rough Trade – BRISTOL
March 7 – Relevant Records – CAMBRIDGE
April 20 – Future Yard – BIRKENHEAD
April 21 – Academy 2 – SHEFFIELD
April 22 – Academy 2 – OXFORD
April 27 – Brudenell Social Club – LEEDS
April 28 – Pop Recs Ltd – SUNDERLAND
April 29 – King Tuts – GLASGOW
May 3 – Gorilla – MANCHESTER
May 4 – Electric Ballroom – LONDON
May 5 – Rescue Rooms – NOTTINGHAM
May 6 – Concorde 2 – BRIGHTON
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