Portishead singer Beth Gibbons announces details of new solo music
Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons has announced her intentions to release new solo music for the first time in over 20 years.
Gibbons’ last solo endeavour was the 2002 album, Out of Season. Meanwhile, Portishead’s most recent studio effort is 2008’s Third. For the next musical project, Gibbons is teaming up with Domino, who released her live album, Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), in 2019, with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Taking to social media, Gibbons shared an image of an album sleeve which contains the title, Lives Outgrown alongside a handwritten note, explaining her decision to return to return to the musical fold.
“Hi, it’s been a while but finally along with Domino I am able to offer some new music very soon. It has been a long journey and spans over a decade, it’s called Lives Outgrown,” she began.
Gibbons continued: “As usual it reflects what’s been going on with me internally. My 50s have brought forward a new yet older horizon. It has been a time of farewells to family, friends and even to who I was before, the lyrics mirroring my anxieties and sleepless night time ruminations, hence Lives Outgrown.”
“Not just because of the way we travel through emotional or psychological transitions in our lives but relating more to the time we leave this planet and our motion into the unknown. Something I fear but just need to try and celebrate as a moment approaching, gifting the ability to grow beyond the restraints of this physical world,” she added.
Gibbons also revealed: “The sound was also a process exploring structures within my own personal capabilities. I wanted to draw away from breakbeats and snares, focusing on the woody fabric of timbres away from the sugary addiction of high frequencies that satisfy like sugar and salt.”
She concluded the letter by stating: “I hope those of you who have been so loyal and supportive over the years along with any new listeners will enjoy. Love, Beth.”
As of yet, no release date has been revealed for Lives Outgrown.
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