MUSICIAN Newton Faulkner will play an intimate show and sign records at an independent Southampton music shop later this month.

The appearance, at Vinilo Record Store in Queensway on Wednesday August 25 at 1pm, coincides with the release of his new album Interference (Of Light).

Four years on from his last studio album, Newton worked throughout lockdown from his recording studio in East London, exploring a number of new ideas and styles, using them as the building blocks for his new album.

He said: "This record was made during the strangest of global times, which presented huge challenges. Without these challenges, the record would not have been the same. Everyone involved, from the producers to the players, had to think and work in new, strange and exciting ways. I thank them all for their hard work. I hope they’re all as proud of this record as I am.”

Since the release of his debut album Hand Built by Robots in 2007 (featuring the massive hit Dream Catch Me) Newton Faulkner has become one of the UK’s most successful singer-songwriters of the millennium. Later this year, he will be heading out on tour to play to live music-starved fans across the UK and Ireland, starting with a number of rescheduled gigs from 2020, most of which are already sold out, and a full album tour beginning in October.