The Gig Cartel presents Singer and Songwriter Newton Faulkner on Wednesday 29th May 2024 .
Newton Faulkner is a man in motion. Across the songwriter’s freewheeling fifteen-year career, the sole constant has been his urge to tear down what came before, shed his creative skin and outrun industry dogma. Already, that rebel spirit has seen Faulkner’s music pinball from the outer-limits acoustic sorcery of 2007’s UK#1 debut, Hand Built By Robots, through an acclaimed catalogue that takes in rock, pop, folk, soul and beyond.
Newton’s going old school, solo, mainly acoustic with the occasional splash of something of the beaten track, maybe a cassette sting part, who knows. It’s been 2 years since Feels Like Home part 1, who’s ready for Feels Like Home part 2, this time it’s personal.
“On the forthcoming UK tour, I’ll be focusing on the songs that work best with just a vocal and guitar part and dusting off some things I haven’t played for a long time,” says Newton. “There are a lot of songs I miss playing at this stage in my career, but I can’t play them all at every gig any more, we’d be there all night. I’m very excited to be reunited with some of my old friends.” NF.
Newton in the past has often found himself in his home studio working away solo, but not for this next record or in fact this tour. The next phase for Newton is full of collaboration which you can feel in the music to come. Seeing these songs come to life on stage is going to be nothing short of joyous.