SMMC Towers. A hive of activity as ever, with an Autumn feeling at the moment. It’s in the air. Because today is the penultimate Chapter of the marvellous “Cashmere If You Can”, Chris Difford’s masterpiece of a solo album.
The good news is that there is 1 (one) Chapter to go next week; which will bring you the final track and also bring you a resolution to a running theme throughout the record …. and in particular to this week’s lead song.
Today we bring you “Wrecked” – a Floydian masterpiece of epic proportions with a build bigger than South East London’s run up to the 2012 Olympics. It’s about drinking too much, and not drinking, it’s about taking drugs, and not taking drugs. It’s about a whole lot more, and it’s a lazy meander through the past with a whisper and a Lou Reed vibe, which ends as a scream in a true latter day Pink Floyd style barrage of noise. It’s the least Difford-esque of all the Difford tracks; and yet the most. And it leaves an open ended rhetorical question which is only to be resolved next week, in the last Chapter.
Also in today’s Chapter: if “Wrecked” is the least Difforde-esque track on “Cashmere If You Can”, then “Turnaround” is the least Difford-esque track in the whole of Saturday Morning Music Club’s catalogue of extra songs. Notwithstanding the fact that this is a brand new recording, less than a month old – it’s a duet with the glorious, glorious Lettie. This is Difford like you’ve never heard him before. He’s singing, he’s talking, he’s getting a bit touchy feely. And Difford’s gravelly baritone paired with Lettie’s absolutely gorgeous velvet voice is a rare and wonderful combination. Listen while you can!
We also have a great video of his live favourite “Fat As A FIddle” (the one with tits for all people who don’t do titles) – from the Duke Of York in Brighton where he played with a full sized cinemas screen behind him – plus another great acoustic track from the Cabot Hall sessions, photos and another competition. It’s a week jam-packed with excellence, true to form for both Cashmere If You Can, and Saturday Morning Music Club – and we are proud to bring it to you.
If you are new, or late, you can still sign up - you will get everything (yes everything) from the previous Chapters. That’s a whopping 34 songs – count em – plus 10 videos, more photos than you can count, lyrics, commentaries, and just loads, loads more. It’s an amazing array of awesomeness …. and a totally unique way to enjoy music and media.
So enjoy this week. Catch it while you can. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do (click here).
Have great week, and, as ever -
SEE YOU NEXT SATURDAY!
