Second studio album in the pipeline for Chester & North Wales band, The Reads
It’s just over two years since The Reads released their debut album ‘Stories from the Border’ and they’re getting ready to do it all again.
After hitting it off first time around, they’ve once again teamed up with producer Jim Spencer (The Charlatans, New Order, The Vaccines), having relocated to Big Mushroom studio in Middlewich, creative home of the aforementioned Charlatans.
Although they weren’t quite able to give up the day jobs, the airplay they secured from the first record (notably on Jeremy Vine’s Radio 2 show and several Singles of the Week for BBC Radio Wales) has gone a long way to helping them to make a second.
To fund the remainder, they’ve joined the likes of Duke Special, The Lumineers and Ben Folds Five in using PledgeMusic as a source of income. By pre-ordering the album, or purchasing a range of goodies/memorabilia, it’s become possible to help bands out financially and get something in return, not least a name-check on the album artwork!
Recording began in the spring, the new tracks are taking shape and they hope to release their as-yet-untitled follow-up at the turn of the year.
If you’d like to support The Reads in releasing their difficult second album, visit their PledgeMusic page www.pledgemusic.com/artists/the-reads
Or, to keep in touch, follow them on Twitter @the_reads, find them on Facebook, or go to www.thereads.co.uk
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
