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Release Date Friday 11th April 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
After a four-year hiatus acclaimed singer-songwriter Tom Hickox announces
his new album 'The Orchestra of Stories', out on his label, Family Tree
Records
Written and produced by Tom, much of the album was recorded with the revered
Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's frst majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra.
The album delivers what its title promises: a rich tapestry of human narratives,
brought to life with grand ambition and intricate detail. Throughout the album Tom
elevates his celebrated storytelling with a cinematic sweep of songs brimming with
drama and poignancy. From 'The Clairvoyant' - a mariachi-favoured tale of a widower
deceived by a fraudulent psychic - to 'The Failed Assassination of Fidel Castro', which
recasts a doomed CIA mission turned love affair, Hickox's gift for unearthing and
reimagining stories from a wide range of sources blossoms here, each song revealing
a universal truth that resonates long after the fnal note has rung out.
Tom Hickox rose to recognition with his 2014 debut album War, Peace and Diplomacy
(Fierce Panda), which was followed in 2017 by the acclaimed Monsters In The Deep
lauded by the likes of The Sunday Times ("literate chamber pop at its most haunting,
poetic and complex"), MOJO ("this one's a keeper," 4-stars) and Louder Than War ("An
album that absorbs and achieves"). He has performed on Later with Jools Holland
and his song 'The Lisbon Maru' was recently featured in an award- winning
documentary.
Tracks: The Clairvoyant / Chalk Giants / Game Show / The Shoemaker / Roy and
Eve / Lament for the Lamentable Elected / The Failed Assassination of Fidel Castro /
The Whole of the Moon / Man on the High Road / The Port Quin Fishing Disaster
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