My New Band Believe (Cameron Picton of black midi)

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another former black midi member releases a solo album that blows everything black midi did out of the water. this one's all-acoustic prog-folk
non-album single "numerology" is song of the year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zVFKf7vSk

the epic "actress" is the album's centrepiece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCH6XRry-3s

this composite live version of unreleased track "kick me" is fantastic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl2PNRKaU20

ufo, Thursday, 9 April 2026 18:17 (two weeks ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvcUIFSHM8M

i guess i should include debut single "lecture 25" too

ufo, Thursday, 9 April 2026 18:24 (two weeks ago)

exciting, i had no idea it was coming out this week. haven't spent much time with any of the singles but "numberology," but i love that one.

are they gonna have to take out words from the band name with each album? my band believe. band believe. believe.

harper valley paul thomas anderson (voodoo chili), Thursday, 9 April 2026 20:29 (two weeks ago)

iirc he said part of the idea is the lineup is going to be constantly evolving hence the band will be 'new' each time

ufo, Thursday, 9 April 2026 22:49 (two weeks ago)

I love this album. It’s almost exactly the sound of the idealised Gabriel-era genesis album that hitherto only existed in my head.

Tim F, Friday, 10 April 2026 21:09 (two weeks ago)

well I guess I oughta pick it up if that's the case

frogbs, Friday, 10 April 2026 21:17 (two weeks ago)

it's good yes

imago, Friday, 10 April 2026 21:29 (two weeks ago)

it reminds me a lot of o'rourke's singer-songwriter albums

ufo, Friday, 10 April 2026 21:39 (two weeks ago)

yeah heavy o’rourke vibes on the first two songs. also thought of streethawk-era destroyer and mysterious production of eggs-era andrew bird

harper valley paul thomas anderson (voodoo chili), Friday, 10 April 2026 21:56 (two weeks ago)

some of it is like if bejar had gotten really into trying to make folk music and the craft of being a 'singer-songwriter', instead of always being ambivalent at best about those, if that makes any sense

ufo, Saturday, 11 April 2026 03:55 (two weeks ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2Mc1MWWB8

ufo, Saturday, 11 April 2026 12:04 (two weeks ago)

this is really cool. I never heard black midi (or Geordie Greep), but I am into this. I was variously reminded of Colin Blunstone and Olivia Tremor Control (maybe even specifically The Circulatory System? it's been a while), also a similar vibe to Yves Jarvis, who has also reminded me of OTC.

obvious old hat (rob), Friday, 17 April 2026 21:22 (one week ago)

you should also listen to greep! his solo album is kinda like this album except as played by brazilian steely dan

ufo, Friday, 17 April 2026 21:34 (one week ago)

damn that sounds wild lol I will

obvious old hat (rob), Friday, 17 April 2026 21:36 (one week ago)

what yves jarvis reminds you of the olivia tremor control btw, i've never really made a connection there

ufo, Friday, 17 April 2026 21:39 (one week ago)

iirc it was just The Zug

obvious old hat (rob), Friday, 17 April 2026 21:41 (one week ago)

oh i don't think i've heard that one, will have to check it out

ufo, Friday, 17 April 2026 21:43 (one week ago)

it's good! maybe the most psychedelic one? the effect is a little different from OTC as he's a one-man operation, but I just put it on to confirm I wasn't totally misremembering and I stand by it

obvious old hat (rob), Friday, 17 April 2026 21:46 (one week ago)


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