The first single from Powder Dry is the propulsive Rock Hudson, a paranoid ode to online discourse. You can watch the video for Rock Hudson here (nog invoegen) Produced and performed by Tim Bowness and mixed by his partner in no-man Steven Wilson, the song is accompanied a vibrant abstract video by Matt Vickerstaff, which echoes Carl Glover's artwork for the album.
Bowness says of the song, ‘Like all of the album Powder Dry, the song resulted from an attempt to capture a fleeting feeling as accurately as I could. This time the mood was dark, and there's something of the spiky Post-Punk and Electro-Pop music of the early 1980s that captivated me as a teenager in the mix. Joy Division, The Cure, The The etc…’
Featuring 16 pieces over its restless 40-minute duration, Tim Bowness’s eighth studio album Powder Dry represents a new beginning on a new label.
A collection of acute contrasts, the album is a vibrantly accessible and wildly experimental genre-blurring assault, embracing Industrial Rock, Electro Pop, singer-songwriter directness, haunted carnival soundscapes and more.
Entirely produced, performed and written by Bowness (a first), Powder Dry was mixed (in stereo and Surround Sound) by Bowness’s partner in no-man (and The Album Years podcast), Steven Wilson, who also acted as Bowness’s sounding board during the mixing process.
'I’ve had the pleasure to work on most of Tim’s solo albums, and for me this is the best and most creative of them all, partly because this time it’s truly a 'solo' album, showcasing not only his unique vocals, but also his distinctive approach to production and performance. It’s totally Tim!’ - Steven Wilson
Chronicling descents into ideological extremism, eco-apocalypse, and the all-too human quest for love in a time of crisis, the album is a constantly shifting kaleidoscope of sound; chasing feelings, searching for meanings and trying to capture the ever-elusive nowness of now.
‘Powder Dry’ tracklist
1. Rock Hudson
2. Lost / Not Lost
3. When Summer Comes
4. Idiots At Large
5. A Stand-Up For The Dying
6. Old Crawler
7. Heartbreak Notes
8. Ghost Of A Kiss
9. Summer Turned
10. You Can Always Disappear
11. Powder Dry
12. Films Of Our Youth
13. This Way Now
14. I Was There
15. The Film Of Your Youth
16. Built To Last
