John Power
Alongside the myth-touched songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Lee Mavers, John Power was the other constant member of legendary Liverpool band The La’s.Responsible for classic tunes “as there she goes” the la's first album has now cult status,but after the strugle in the band as they took far too long to make their 2nd album,
in 1992 Power decided to strike out on his own and formed his next band Cast, a formidable live four-piece with whom he’d sell bewildering amounts of records (1995’s All Change was famously the biggest and fastest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label). Whether on the charts, on magazine covers or headlining at the Glastonbury festival, Power the pop star was a phenomenon that lasted four long-players until 2002, when the finally wheels came off with the confusing, over-produced album Beat Route, and an abruptly cancelled UK tour.
Now he's back with new material that is best summed up as acoustic with a bit of Captain Beefheart bass, using bass drum and toms and a fair few handclaps muses John after a session, reflecting on where this past year has taken his new material and what has infused and coloured its shape and form.
