Description
Bar the doors and bang the shutters down is the long-promised fourth album from song-maker and guitarist Chris Manners. Musically it has its roots deep in the British folk tradition; lyrically it’s full of sharp observation and word play combined with a take-no-prisoners delivery. Chris cites Nic Jones, Bill Caddick and Jake Thackray as influences but, really, wants to be a Foo Fighter.
No navels were scrutinised in the making of this record. Subjects range from being ice-bound with Franklin in the Arctic; gazing enviously at super yachts in Portofino harbour; being overrun by Spaniards on shore leave; or trembling in the kitchen with the lights off and the blinds drawn.
It celebrates the simplest of joys: tall trees, wild garlic, and taking off your suit trousers for the very last time, with a nod to the perils and pratfalls of working from home.
Bar the doors was recorded in Spring 2024 using a choice selection of guitars at the famous Talking Cat studios in Ripponden, Jon Loomes providing master-level instrumental, recording and production services.
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