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It's Beans on Toast cranked up to perfection, offering a dynamic blend of profound insights and pure, unadulterated enjoyment. “The title of this album refers to the line \"You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube\" which is a fancy pants way of saying - it is what it is, which feels right for this collection of songs. Some of them deal with problems we face as humanity, and some of them celebrate family life or the legacy of a good boozer. There are also songs about losing a loved one or the joy of swimming in the sea. It feels to me like this record covers a lot of ground and a lot of varied subject matter which is nice, kinda like an old skool Beans on Toast record”. Written with Beans’ usual wit and warmth, its 13 songs were recorded with the sensational blues duo Ferris \u0026amp; Sylvester. Invited into their family home for a week, the trio got stuck into an album that reels through the characterful country blues of “Hope \u0026amp; Glory”, the playful skiffle-pop of “Dragicorn“, to the impactful eco-protest jam of “The Greenwash”. Elsewhere, drummer and organ playing extraordinaire Ross Gordon lends his talents to the team, most notably on the gospel-tinted grooves of “Back Out On The Road” and the powerful and touching “Send Me A Bird”. 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As with reaching any milestone, comes a time of looking back and taking stock of where you are now and just how you got there. Regardless of how this year panned out in the end, 2020 would always have been a year of reflection for Beans and it's something that played anintegral part in the making of his latest album. It’s no secret that Beans on Toast and Frank Turner go way back. In fact, Frank has even said that it was Beans that nudged him towards picking up the acoustic guitar back while hanging out at the North London boozerNambucca. Since then their friendship has remained solid and Beans has happily surfed on the coattails of Frank’s rise to Folk\/Rock stardom; opening for him on many a tour, festival stages, arena shows and even (more recently) socially-distanced shows. For what will be Beans’ 12th studio record, an album that revels in friendship, family and the fondest of memories; given such shared history, Frank was a natural choice to produce it. Like a This Is Your Life Beans on Toast special, ‘Knee Deep In Nostalgia’ finds Beansstrolling down memory lane and pausing for thought on some of the unforgettable experiences along the way. 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Taking inspiration from musical icons such as Chuck Berry and Otis Redding, as well as modern thinkers like Noah Yuval Harari and Greta Thunberg, the album is a collaborative project between Beans and Lewis and Kitty Durham from the much-loved family band, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeans wrote the collection of songs and brought them to Lewis and Kitty, who then rewrote the music behind the lyrics and produced the record in their studio, Durham Sound Studios, changing the sound from acoustic folk to the wonderful piece of work they present to you today. The intention of the project is probably best illustrated by the opening number, \u003ci\u003eWorld Gone Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e, a fast paced, classic rock ’n’ roll tune with lyrics that claim “On the brink of extinction in the age of anxiety everywhere you look is another catastrophe. ”Not one computer was used in the recording, mixing or mastering of the album, which is oddly fitting for \u003ci\u003eSaying Thank You to Robots\u003c\/i\u003e; a ska-tinged song about the rise of artificial intelligence. Yes, these are troubled times we live in, so it’s more important now than ever to celebrate what we already know to be good. “Life is ridiculous, it is hilarious, it can be dangerous and sometimes even tedious. But it’s resilient and it is beautiful and I believe in it. 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