Manchester-based poet, writer, and producer Antony Szmierek shares new single ‘Angie’s Wedding’. Combining Antony’s lyrical artistry and captivating delivery with mid-tempo breakbeats and Haçienda-inspired synths, ‘Angie’s Wedding’ pays tribute to a fictional wedding party where all the characters from the album unite in joyful unison, with each musical element shining in its own moment.
Speaking about the song, Antony explains:
“The album was always going to end at a wedding or a wake, and I went with the most positive option. Inspired by motorway graffiti, a track that takes us to a place where ‘the doers and the dreamers’ of the world live forever. All recorded in one continuous take, with the mistakes left in.”
‘Angie’s Wedding’ follows the singles ‘Yoga Teacher’ and ‘The Great Pyramid Of Stockport’, which will all feature on his debut album Service Station At The End Of The Universe, set to release on 28 February via Mushroom Music/Virgin Music Group. The past few years have been a wild ride for the artist. Cutting his teeth on the Manchester spoken word scene and gaining notoriety for his seamless flow skewering everything from the hardships of contemporary British life to finding the unexpected beauty in the everyday, it was the 2023 release of his single ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Fallacy’ that kicked off his meteoric ascent. Set against the backdrop of a pounding kick drum and club-ready synths, Szmierek lets loose a stream of consciousness that lays out his vision of musical vulnerability and communal escapism: “Everything’s ironic now, post-post-punk. Take me away” he says on the track.
While the album provides a culmination of the deep dancefloor poetry that began with ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Fallacy’, it will also showcase a new side to Szmierek’s writing, producing moments of downbeat, dark poignance. Co-produced by Szmierek and his long-time collaborators Robin Parker, Max Rad, Louie Fulford-Smith and fresh Mancunian talent Yves Jones, the album produces a cohesive and infectious journey through pop melodic hooks and thumping dancefloor orchestrations.
Antony Szimerick Live Dates
February
25 – Rough Trade, Bristol (instore)
26 – Rough Trade, Nottingham (instore)
27 – Rough Trade, Liverpool (instore)
28 – Piccadilly, Manchester (instore)
March
1 – Rough Trade East, London (instore)
2 – Banquet Records, Kingston (instore)
6 – The Leadmill, Sheffield
7 – University Stylus, Leeds
8 – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
9 – St Luke’s, Glasgow
19 – The Waterfront, Norwich
20 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
21 – Albert Hall, Manchester
22 – The Dome, Liverpool
23 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
27 – Koko, London
30 – The Trinity Centre, Bristol
April
4 – The Grand Social, Dublin
9 – Le Badaboum, Paris
10 – Ancienne Belgique
11 – YUCA, Cologne
13 – Ideal Bar, Copenhagen
14 – HÄKKEN, Hamburg
15 – Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
17 – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
18 – Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
19 – Ekko, Utrecht
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