Luke Haines has confirmed plans to release his new solo album ‘Nine And A Half Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970s And Early ’80s.’
Popular myths about Luke Haines’ career #1: The Auteurs were criminally ignored in their own time. In fact, the band enjoyed critical acclaim and were even nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
However, the press inches afforded to The Auteurs were rather over-shadowed by the acres of coverage lavished on Cast B-sides and whether or not Kula Shaker were Nazis or just silly hippies.
Now better known as a scabrous, hilarious writer Luke Haines has decided to release a new studio album. Titled – in a rather self-explanatory manner – ‘Nine And A Half Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970s And Early ’80s’ the new album will be handled by Fantastic Plastic.
Out digitally on October 10th, the album was apparently inspired by memories of a childhood spent watching a forgotten era of sport on Grandstand.
British wrestling was rather less glamorous than its American counterpart, with heroes of the era including such notables as Giant Haystacks and Kendo Nagasaki battling it out with Big Daddy, Bully Boy Muir and more.
A favourite with housewives and young children, the era has acted as a springboard for the imagination of Luke Haines. By turns bizarre and genuinely affecting, ‘Nine And A Half Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970s And Early ’80s’ is an utterly unique document.
Opening with ‘Inside The Restless Mind Of Rollerball Rocco’ the album contains song titles such as ‘Big Daddy Got A Casio VL Tone’ and ‘Rock Opera – In The Key Of Existential Misery’.
No word on a physical release yet, sadly, with the upcoming album clocking in at a rather brisk 30 minutes.
Luke Haines is set to release ‘Nine And A Half Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970s And Early ’80s’ on October 10th.