ASSEMBLING a network of collaborators, ex-Level 42 drummer and songwriter, Phil Gould, returns with the first single and title track of his new solo album, released by Abbey Records.
The track — Beautiful Wounds — is a reflection on life’s struggles and how scars picked up along the way enhance a person's humanity, rather than detract from it.
Amplifying Italian singer Diana Winter’s beckoning vocal, each instrument appears superimposed and pronounced without sounding overwhelming or crowded.
Directed by Sarah Scherer, the renowned Vienna based actress and film maker, Beautiful Wounds is visually captured through a stunning interpretive music video.
Phil said: “Given the parlous state of the world, it feels important to remind ourselves of the beauty that comes with our humanity, with all our foibles, our failures, our struggles.
"Often the damage that’s done to us, or we do to ourselves, is the basis of our compassion for others.”
Phil is an internationally acclaimed drummer, composer and lyricist who is most recognised for being a founding member of the much-celebrated British jazz-funk outfit, Level 42.
Following the many successes achieved by the band, Phil decided to take his own solo route, collaborating with a range of talented artists and continuing to write, away from the pressure of a major touring band.
Now having finished his second solo album, and his first signed project since 2009’s Watertight, Phil is finally ready for the world to hear his new sound.
Phil Gould’s new single, Beautiful Wounds, is available from November 13, with full details to follow closer to the release.
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