Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant unveils new track "Summer Song" ahead of debut solo album

Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant reveals new track “Summer Song” – listen here
Debut solo album Lunga due Sept 12th

Next month, Sydney Minsky Sargeant will release his debut solo album Lunga – a beautiful record full of glistering melodic songs. Lunga is an antidote to the chaos and abrasive atmosphere of touring, and a beautiful side-step from the music that Minsky Sargeant has been recording as Working Men’s Club for the past seven years.
 
Ahead of its release, Minsky Sargeant is pleased to share the third track from the album, “Summer Song”. Betraying its bucolic title, on “Summer Song” Syd sings “Come round another time / In another life / And maybe I won’t feel death’s in my stride” over psychedelic guitars and synths.
 
Watch the visualiser for “Summer Song” here.
Stream “Summer Song” here.
 
 
Talking about the song, Syd says: “It evokes the longing to be taken away from my self and the habits I once had of thinking in certain ways that felt unavoidable.”
 
As one of the North West’s most productive, and versatile musicians, Sydney Minsky Sargeant is a self-made force of nature whose dynamic, shock-laden live performances have seen him grace Glastonbury stages, tour the UK and Europe, appear on Later with Jools Holland and be feted by such renowned musicians as Atticus Ross (NIN), Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder and Confidence Man for his critically acclaimed albums as Working Men’s Club. Last month LCD Soundsystem handpicked Working Men’s Club to support them at 4 of their 8 dates as part of their Brixton Academy residency.
 
The 12 songs that mark Lunga – his first album under his own name - were written over a period of years, beginning when Minsky Sargeant (who usually goes by Syd) was a teenager growing up in Todmorden, West Yorkshire and following a chronology to the present day. The glistering melodic songs offer a deeply personal insight and through the record’s unique personality, there are also delicate flourishes of Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Bon Iver, Bill Callahan, and Robert Kirby’s lush string arrangements as drowsy, ethereal sounds hover in the background. Syd co-produced Lunga alongside long-time collaborator Alex Greaves and plays most of the instruments on the record. It’s very easy to forget that he is still just 23 years old. 
 
Out of a tumultuous personal period of growth, Sydney Minsky Sargeant has metamorphosised into one of the most original, fearless, and creatively ambitious talents. He is the real deal. With Lunga, an audacious, singular vision is realised. 
 
Sydney Minsky Sargeant will play his first live date at the end of this month where he will be joined by Alex Greaves and Hannah Cobb. He will make his London debut in September at Stone Nest. 
 
Watch the video for “Long Roads” here.
Watch the video for “I Don’t Wanna” here.
Watch the video for “Intro” here.
Watch the live version of “For Your Hand” here.
 
Sydney Minsky Sargeant live dates
Saturday 30th August - Manchester Psych Fest @ Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 16th September @ Stone Nest, London
 
Lunga will be released on September 12th and is available to pre-order on limited edition oxblood red biovinyl, standard biovinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: DomMart | Digital
 
Sydney Minsky Sargeant Online:
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