Artist: Adam Ross
Title: I Get It Wrong EP
Format: digital
Cat#: Fika099SG4
Release date: 20th September 2024
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Following the release of Littoral Zone, the second solo album from Randolph’s Leap frontman Adam Ross in May 2024, comes a digital only EP with live recorded and demo versions of two tracks lifted from the album.
“I Get It Wrong is quite a key song to the album, thematically. The album title, Littoral Zone, refers to coastlines and this song is about the sea. I relocated to a coastal village in 2021 and spent a lot of time walking around the cliffs and beaches while writing lyrics. Life was moving fairly slowly around that time and the barrenness of the landscape and the gradual movement of the tides seemed to reinforce that feeling, hence the lyric about time moving in “different directions”.
It's a song about over-reflecting on mistakes and personal insufficiencies but also seeing the person you love going through those same thought processes. There’s some religious imagery in there (not for the first time on the album) which I suppose is linked to the idea that you can’t completely escape your upbringing even if your beliefs change. The song is also a bit about wild swimming.
The live version came from some video sessions I recorded in Glasgow with my live band. The album itself was painstakingly layered up and mixed one instrument at a time so it’s fun to approach the songs in a looser, more spontaneous way when playing live. There are some great people in the band: Andrew Wasylyk on bass, Owen Curtis Williams (Withered Hand, eagleowl) on drums, Pedro Cameron (Man of the Minch) on violin and Gillian Fleetwood on piano.”
Littoral Zone is a heavily lyrical collection of warped 70s-esque indie-folk ballads inspired by Adam’s relocation to the coast. The album is produced by multiple Scottish Album Of The Year Award nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Wasylyk and released on London record label Fika Recordings. Arts bodies Creative Scotland and Help Musicians have supported and funded the album.
The writing of the album saw Adam move away from guitar and onto piano, having bought a slightly battered upright piano from a local antiques warehouse as a first priority after moving house in 2021. Chords, melodies and musical ideas were recorded on Adam's phone before lyrics were slowly built up during his walks on the beach and clifftops around the village of St Cyrus where he now lives.
I Get It Wrong pays tribute to the natural beauty and mystery of coastal landscapes, while he album's darker edges can also be discovered in Ego which dwells on aging and self-doubt.
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Tour dates
22nd September - Glasgow, Gathering South Sessions
29th September - Findhorn Bay Festival (with band)
1st October - Montrose Playhouse (with band)
2nd October - Stirling Tolbooth (with band)
3rd October - Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s (with band)
4th October - Glasgow Hug & Pint (with band)
5th October - London Two Palms (supporting Withered Hand & Kathryn Williams)
9th October - Coventry The Tin
10th October - Nantwich Applestump Records
12th October - Aberdeen, Lemon Tree (supporting Kirsten Adamson)
16th October - Manchester Yes Basement (supporting Roddy Woomble)
17th October - Liverpool St Michael’s Church (supporting Roddy Woomble)
9th November - Rainham The Oast
10th November - Sheffield Dorothy Pax
14th November - Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
15th November – Linlithgow St Peter’s Church
Adam Ross is a songwriter based in north-east Scotland. He has led the cult indie band Randolph's Leap for over a decade, releasing music with independent labels Fika Recordings, Olive Grove Records and King Creosote and Pictish Trail’s Fence Records and Lost Map Records. He released his debut solo album 'Staring At Mountains' in 2022. He is known for his intricate, storytelling lyrical style which often blends humour and poignancy.
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May 2024 saw the release of a brand-new solo album produced by multiple Scottish Album Of The Year Award nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Wasylyk and released on London label Fika Recordings. Arts bodies Creative Scotland and Help Musicians have supported and funded the album in recognition of what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting musical collaborations of 2024.
Adam has a track record of playing at venues and festivals across the country such as Green Man, Celtic Connections, Belladrum and The Edinburgh Fringe. His reputation as an engaging, witty, storytelling performer was further cemented by his role in ‘The Isle of Love’, a country-wide touring theatre show inspired by his songs.
His music has received regular airplay on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 6 Music including various singles and albums of the week. He has also received excellent press in newspapers such as The Herald and The Scotsman.
“One of Scotland’s most talented singers and songwriters” – Folk Radio
“Ross’s storytelling and songwriting is still second to none” – The Skinny
“Sheer class” – BBC Radio Scotland