Rivers of Blood (Acoustic), the newest instalment in Crime & the City Solution’s series of live acoustic recordings and reinterpretations: https://mute.ffm.to/catcs-rob-av
The Crime acoustic series, is, explains Bonney “born of a want to play the songs as they were first written – in a lounge room on an acoustic guitar – to create an intimate atmosphere that captures the simple joy of friends playing together for friends, unmediated by technology.”
The three-piece acoustic iteration of Crime features Bronwyn Adams (violin and vocals), Simon Bonney (vocals) and Joshua Murphy (acoustic guitar and vocals), and, following their performance at Dark Mofo, the trio will embark on a tour in September / October – full details below:
CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION
13 June – Dark Mofo Festival, Tasmania (AU)
11 Sep – Malmö, Plan B (SE)
12 Sep – Jönköping, The Hush Hush Club (SE)
13 Sep – Faaborg, Rus Og Riller (DK)
14 Sep – Copenhagen, Råhuset (DK)
25 Sep – London, St Mathais Church (UK)
26 Sep – Newcastle, The Cluny (UK)
28 Sep – Coventry, The Tin (UK)
29 Sep – Manchester, Night & Day (UK)
30 Sep – Bristol, Jam Bar (UK)
2 Oct – Preston, The Ferret (UK)
Crime & the City Solution recently returned after a 10-year hiatus to release their sixth studio album, the killer, on Mute. Inspired by Bonney’s work delivering aid programmes, it looks at the ways conflict manifests in everyday life, and features tracks such as ‘Rivers of Blood’, ‘Brave Hearted Woman’, ‘Peace in my Time’, and Witness, which the band recently performed live for Le Cargo.
Listen/Buy ‘the killer’: https://mute.ffm.to/catcs_tk