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Xtra Mile

Will Varley

Kingsdown Sundown

Follow-up to Postcards From Ursa Minor, an album that propelled Will into unexplored territory, return tours with The Proclaimers and unbelievable summer festival sets, he continues to build upon broken spirits with this set of almost unbearably raw songs. Recorded underneath a pub by the sea in Deal, Kent as the waves roared outside, Kingsdown Sundown is a bleak and uncompromising critique of the human condition, journeying deep into our dreams, faults, regrets and politics. The songs are more visceral and uneasy than before, with fights in KFC descending into world wars, the all too real plight of refugees and the recent rise in hate crime. A collection of folk songs written over the course of the last year while travelling and touring, written on tour buses and trains, scribbled on the back of set lists and receipts. Will says "these are the most honest songs I've ever written and they represent new ground for me creatively. They may not be radio friendly, or even 'friendly' at all, but I've been wanting to make a record like this for a long time."

Tracklist

• 1. To Build A Wall
  2. Something Is Breaking
  3. When She Wakes Up
  4. February Snow
  5. Let Your Guard Down
  6. We Want Our Planet Back
  7. Too Late Too Soon
  8. Wild Bird
  9. Back To Hell
  10. One Last Look At The View
  11. We'll Keep Making Plans