Novelty Island follow up their stunning debut ‘How Are You Coping With This Century?’ with ‘Wallsend Weekend Television’ via Nine x Nine Records and Think Like A Key Music. Novelty Island is the bizarre-pop project of Liverpool-based songwriter / producer, Tom McConnell.

‘Wallsend Weekend Television’ is an album that has been a long time coming. His body of work started taking shape through various incarnations and projects over the years. In 2018 he made the ultimate pilgrimage from his native north to Abbey Road Institute with all of these songs in hand. This is where Novelty Island was born, inspired by classic pop, woozy electronica and northern wordplay. McConnell would record in session at Damon Albarn’s Studio 13 and in Abbey Road Studios 2 and 3, giving him the freedom to explore and create the album. Whittled down from 80 songs and an almost infinite combination of track listings, it has driven him mad at many points.

Praise for ‘How Are You Coping With This Century?’
“Such a joy” 8.5/10 (live4ever)
“You’d have to be a real sourpuss to not enjoy this”★★★★★ (Shindig!)
“Already my album of 2022”★★★★★ (RNR)

Novelty Island combines a total plethora of insane sounds reminiscent of the most revered artists of the last 60 years with a performative uniqueness that stands out a mile. Simple as that. Support on a jam packed bill is courtesy of Stetsons Electric who bring energetic, charismatic guitar melody, Red Clogs who are a tight-as-cramp, off-piste 3 piece and singer songwriter Andy Stonier road testing his incredible new material.

Doors: 19:00
Start: 19:40
Finish (estimate): 23:00

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