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His lyrics often touch on topics like love, loss, social issues, and personal experiences, resonating with listeners on a deep level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, Varley has released several acclaimed albums including \"Advert Soundtracks,\" \"As The Crow Flies,\" and \"Kingsdown Sundown.\" He has toured extensively throughout Europe and North America, captivating audiences with his raw talent and engaging stage presence. Whether performing in intimate venues or large festivals, Varley's passion for music shines through every performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-hole-around-my-head","title":"The Hole Around my Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eWill Varley releases \u003ci\u003eThe Hole Around My Head\u003c\/i\u003e, his first new material since 2018. The album is the first to be released on Yellow Cake, a brand new record label and artist protection entity set up by record producer Cameron McVey (internationally renowned for his work with Massive Attack, Portishead, Sugababes, and his wife Neneh Cherry). McVey produced Varley’s last album, 2018’s The Spirit Of Minnie, and the two stayed in touch. “When I started writing this new album I gave Cam a call and he told me he was starting a label, so things went from there,” Varley explains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe singer songwriter self-produced the new album over the Winter lockdown in his makeshift studio on the Kent coast, playing most of the instruments himself. Having never produced an album before, he had McVey on hand via video call to offer encouragement and advice from his family spread deep in the Swedish forest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This song, and really the whole album is about overcoming entropy, and the will of human beings to push on and create order and patterns in the maddness and chaos of our existence” comments Varley of ‘Pushing Against Us’. “It's about our stubbornness, our distractions and the minutiae of our everyday lives vs. the sheer vastness of the universe around us and our staggering ignorance.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter spending most of the last eight years on the road, lockdown forced Will to slow down. “I found myself at home for the first time in years. So I started writing and tinkering around with old mics and bits of equipment I've had gathering dust in my basement. 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Produced by Cameron McVey (Massive Attack, Portishead, Neneh Cherry), the new album expands on the pared back musical palette of Varley’s previous sound, all the while retaining his gift for painterly, affirming and immediate lyric writing. Aided by McVey’s nuanced, widescreen production and the warm cascading sound of his new band, \u003ci\u003eAll Those Stars\u003c\/i\u003e offers the perfect first glimpse into \u003ci\u003eSpirit Of Minnie\u003c\/i\u003e, straddling Will’s sound and style from past to present. 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