Blink and you'll miss it. What the idiot son (snr) does when left to his own devices.

Tyburn Waltz

An old song that should maybe have garnered more attention, but am enjoying a quiet moment with it now. Hope you do too. Thank you Paul Muni for the inspiration.

Lummox

The Daily Grind

Carousel in Logans Run may have had a point, living to a ripe old age is not necessarily an achievement, we are not all Peter Ustinov.

Tie The Knot

Bewilderingly uptempo for this unprolific band, based on the book "The Last Sideshow" by Hanspeter Schneider. It is the home of the carnival when the circus isn't in town. 

Gibsonton

It's not the distance that you cover, it's what you discover when you get there.

Like A Lot Of Men Do

This was the track that was meant to be the grand finale on the album Stibbington. Maybe I over-worked it, maybe I tried too hard but in the end, I left it out. A song of two halves, one day I may just go and re-write the opening, it's a bit windy, it's a bit "Don't bore us, get to the chorus". It still makes me shiver in places, a guilty pleasure. Enjoy.

Pinch Hitter

Not many artists get to play their songs with a full orchestra. How very, very lucky was I? Orchestra courtesy of Jon Brigden, Arrangement by Mark Lloyd.

Sunflowers

An out take from the "Stibbington' album. In the end the arrangement just didn't quite cut the mustard and then just missed the cut. but here it is for any of you still with a perverse interest into the World of the idiot son. And thank you. x

Bigger Than Both Of Us

A track we recorded at MUTE as part of the "SunFlower" sessions, way, way back when. I do remember coming off stage one night and Kurt Wagner said "I really like that one". As plaudits go, and coming from the man who has written the most beautiful, erudite lyrics of our time, I'll take that.

Sunflowers EP

Sounding Board Son

Lummox is my Number 8 of 2004. Most played on my i-pod too. Especially on long tube journeys when I've had to much red wine and I'm feeling wistful. ……..Gideon Coe BBCRadio6.

It's taken a further 10 years for idiot son to contemplate releasing the follow up.

It hurts.

idiot son

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