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The Year Of The Ox

by New Leaf

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Raincloud 03:38
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Postcards 04:06
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The Irony Of It All 04:37
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I Believed In You 03:20
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Just No Point 04:20
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Bathe Me 03:13
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Away From Me 03:50
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Tiger 02:32
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Dim & Distant 04:03
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Fire In The Stars 03:07
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While You Gently Weep 03:20
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Deep Water 02:46
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Fly 03:11
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Hello & Goodbye 03:46
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about

“The Year Of The Ox” is the first new music from Edinburgh outfit New Leaf since 1999.

Originally formed in 1994 around the song writing partnership of singer Andy Kelly and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Thoms, the band stubbornly swam against the prevailing Brit Pop, dance and grunge tide. Drawing on easy listening, folk/country rock, blue eyed soul, jazz, reggae and orch-pop influences, Kelly and Thoms wrote a collection of songs which attracted the attention of Japanese stained-glass artist Yoshiro Oyama. He subsequently became their manager and secured a deal with Sony/Epic Japan via his own independent label Foundation.

The band released three albums: “On Safari”, “Stereophonic” and “Panorama” in 1995, ‘97 and ‘99 respectively, before calling it a day.

In the early noughties the Kelly/Thoms songwriting partnership was revived with a collection of fourteen new songs. Recruiting original New Leaf member John Hall on bass, plus drummer David Mack, guitarist Andy Stevenson, harpist Sophie Askew and trumpeter Reginaldo Dias, a prospective album was recorded. However, fate conspired against its completion, with all seven participants going their separate ways.

Fast forward to 2020/21, and lockdown draws Kelly and Thoms back to the abandoned project. With new overdubs, remixing and mastering undertaken in Thoms’ home studio, the album was completed at last.

Once again drawing on the eclectic influences of their earlier work, but adding new pop, rockabilly, bossanova and latin to the mix, “The Year Of The Ox” is well worth the wait. A timeless collection of songs, simultaneously retro and contemporary.

Leading Australian children's author Felice Arena has provided the striking visuals for the project’s artwork - which commemorates the Chinese year of the ox, the year of both Kelly and Thoms’ birth - aswell as creating videos for Raincloud and Tiger.

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released December 10, 2021

All songs written by Andy Kelly and Jeremy Thoms
Arrangements by New Leaf

Produced, engineered and mixed by Jeremy Thoms
Drum tracks recorded by Rod Spark at the Groove Tunnel, Edinburgh

Andy Kelly: Lead vocals
Jeremy Thoms: Acoustic and electric guitars; keyboards; percussion and backing vocals
John Hall: Bass; percussion and backing vocals
David Mack: Drums and percussion
Andy Stevenson: Lead guitar
Sophie Askew: Harp
Reginaldo Dias: Trumpet

Artwork by Felice Arena

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Stereogram Recordings Edinburgh, UK

We are an Edinburgh based record label run by JEREMY THOMS with press and PR by journalist INNES REEKIE.
Artist roster includes LOUISE McCORKINDALE, CHRIS REEVE,
THE VINTAGE CALVINOS, THE CATHODE RAY, JAMES KING & THE LONEWOLVES, ROY MOLLER, ST.CHRISTOPHER MEDAL, THE FABULOUS ARTISANS, BAND OF HOLY JOY, LOLA IN SLACKS, NEW LEAF, MILTON STAR, THE EASTERN SWELL, STOOR and THOSE UNFORTUNATES ... more

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