Confessions of a Justified Sinner

by BLYTH

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Leisa St. Clair Fiery and compelling. Delicate and wistful. Gorgeously layered and lush. Favorite track: When You Find Yourself Falling.

Iguanapaws That's utterly fantastic. Favorite track: Confessions of a Justified Sinner.

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Tracklist:
A1 – Tongue Tied
A2 – Confessions of a Justified Sinner
A3 – Manors
B1 – Ghosts
B2 – This Promise
B3 – When You Find Yourself Falling

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1.	Tongue Tied 09:38	info	buy track
2.	Confessions of a Justified Sinner 05:01	info	buy track
3.	Pegswood 10:10		buy track
4.	Manors 04:07	info	buy track
5.	Ghosts 05:50	info	buy track
6.	This Promise 06:08	info	buy track
7.	When You Find Yourself Falling 07:35	info	buy track
8.	Six Days 12:03	info	buy track

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Revered drummer Ian White releases his first solo project, named Blyth, the compelling instrumental album entitled, Confessions of a Justified Sinner.

Since 1993, Ian White has been a key member of the influential and passionate UK band Gallon Drunk, playing drums on six critically acclaimed albums – In The Long Still Night (1996), Black Milk soundtrack (1999), Fire Music (2002), The Rotten Mile (2007), The Road Gets Darker from Here (2012) and the band’s last LP, The Soul Of The Hour (2014).

In 2009, with Gallon Drunk guitarist, organist and lead vocalist James Johnston and venerated saxophonist Terry Edwards, Ian White was a founder member of Big Sexy Noise; visionary No Wave singer, performer and writer Lydia Lunch’s vehicle for spirited musical adventures. To date, Big Sexy Noise have delivered two highly commended albums – their eponymous 2009 debut and the stirring Trust The Witch (2011). During 2002, Ian White played drums live for Barry Adamson (a founder member of Magazine, The Bad Seeds and soundtrack composer), who was touring his Mute album King of Nothing Hill, and in 2016 he contributed to former member of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ James Johnston’s debut solo album, The Starless Room.

Today, as Blyth, Ian White moves to the foreground for his premier self-penned recording, Confessions of a Justified Sinner. Written, arranged and performed by Ian White, recorded with Blyth mixer Giles Barrett during December 2019 and January 2020 at Soup Studios and The Silver Building, London E16, Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a propulsive and hypnotic vortex of enticing sonic attack and daring. Featuring strategic contributions from James Johnston, on guitar and additional piano, together with former Gallon Drunk bassist Jeremy Cottingham on lead and wah guitar, Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a thrilling, episodic soundscape, evoking distant echoes of experiential European bands of the past, contemporary sample driven music and elements of free jazz.

Blyth’s unguarded revelations are vindicated and should be played loud and often.

Text by Ian Johnston

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released May 17, 2021

All tracks written, arranged & performed by Ian White at the Silver Building, London, E16
Recorded by Giles Barrett at Soup Studios
London, E16, December 2019–January 2020

Mixed by Giles Barrett
Produced by Ian White
Guitar & additional piano by James Johnston (tracks 2 & 4)
Lead and wah guitar by Jeremy Cottingham (tracks 1 & 4)
Drum Brute by Giles Barrett (track 6)
Mastered by Chris von Rautenkranz, Soundgarden Mastering, Hamburg
Cover & artwork by Natasja Alers, Amsterdam

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BLYTH London, UK

“What I was trying to do was to create a sense of ritual,” White, who began planning the project in 2017, explains. "I wanted it to be rhythm based, mainly drums and percussion, but then I started playing bits of piano, mucking around with string sounds and taking tiny samples. I’ve always loved music that makes you cry and feel uplifted at the same time.” ... more

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