The return of Fred Abbott, now with The Wild Unknown
01 Jun 2023As first-out-of-the-gate with his 2015 solo album Serious Poke, following the split of Noah And The Whale, Fred Abbott let loose with the classic rock riffs and infectious hooks that, in hindsight, made his influence apparent on the later NATW material.
“A joyous blast of rollicking rock’n’roll” – Classic Rock
“The open-hearted emotional clout of Randy Newman” – Mojo
“Top-notch songwriting” – Evening Telegraph
Now, Fred is joined by a band of vocalists for his new album Shining Under the Soot as Fred Abbott and The Wild Unknown.
So why “The Wild Unknown”? With a day job answering to the creative demands of other artists this was a record made for pure pleasure and the only person to please was Abbott himself. Fred demoed the songs with his own vocals. “Listening to the demos I thought “how could this be better?””, says Abbott “What would be more fun? The one thing that could be better is the vocals and I know lots of good singers…”
First single What Kind Of Trouble sees Steve Llewellyn (Orphan Colours, Ahab) step into the lead vocal role and is accompanied by a psychedelic head-spin video that was filmed in a single take using 360 cameras at London’s Karma Studios. Watch the premiere of at Americana UK.
Shining Under the Soot is set to be released on the 7th of July and is available to pre-order now.
