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Set for release on 28 October 2022, ‘Of Gods And Men' is the first album from Welsh songwriter Lyndon Morgans to be released under his own name, having put out his previous eight albums under the ‘Songdog' identity. Over the course of the record’s 15 tracks, Lyndon continues his exploration of his favourite themes - the passing of time, l
Set for release on 28 October 2022, ‘Of Gods And Men' is the first album from Welsh songwriter Lyndon Morgans to be released under his own name, having put out his previous eight albums under the ‘Songdog' identity. Over the course of the record’s 15 tracks, Lyndon continues his exploration of his favourite themes - the passing of time, lost love, sex, death, ageing and psychic overload.
In addition to fellow Songdog regular Karl ‘Pod’ Woodward, who provides the distinctive Mellotron sound that peppers the album - and also designed the cover art - Lyndon is joined on thisalbum by several guest musicians, including Mathew Conner on drums, backing vocalist Colleen McCarthy and producer Alex Franklinos on bass.
Previous Songdog albums include 2020’s ‘A Happy Ending, ‘Joy Street’, 'Last Orders at Harry's Bar’, ‘A Life Eroding’, ‘A Wretched Sinner's Song’, ‘The Time Of Summer Lightning’, ‘Haiku’ and ‘The Way Of The World’ and were released to great reviews from the likes of Uncut, Mojo, The Mirror, Maverick, RnR and Americana UK amongst others. Ly
Previous Songdog albums include 2020’s ‘A Happy Ending, ‘Joy Street’, 'Last Orders at Harry's Bar’, ‘A Life Eroding’, ‘A Wretched Sinner's Song’, ‘The Time Of Summer Lightning’, ‘Haiku’ and ‘The Way Of The World’ and were released to great reviews from the likes of Uncut, Mojo, The Mirror, Maverick, RnR and Americana UK amongst others. Lyndon's tracks have been featured on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6Music plus other regional and international shows, he has recorded a session for Tom Robinson's show and had his music praised by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Robert Wyatt.
What they’ve said about Songdog and Lyndon:
"Another stellar collection" 9/10 UNCUT (Allan Jones)
"Bejewelled lyrics of wit, woe & wonder" 4*** MIRROR (Gavin Martin)
"The nearest thing we have to John Prine" 4*** RNR (Nick Toczek)
"A set of songs that makes you think & touches your soul from a man for whom the word genius would not be an over
What they’ve said about Songdog and Lyndon:
"Another stellar collection" 9/10 UNCUT (Allan Jones)
"Bejewelled lyrics of wit, woe & wonder" 4*** MIRROR (Gavin Martin)
"The nearest thing we have to John Prine" 4*** RNR (Nick Toczek)
"A set of songs that makes you think & touches your soul from a man for whom the word genius would not be an overstatement." 9/10 AMERICANA UK (Jeremy Searle)
“As ever, Morgans' lyrics and delivery is brilliant." 4**** MAVERICK (Christian Brown). “Terrific stuff!" Robert Wyatt "A totally unique sound" Jack Douglas (Producer - John Lennon, Miles Davis, George Harrison)