Label: Transgressive RecordsRelease Date: 19th June The great lost Graham Coxon album, recorded in 2011 but finally available to the world 15 years later. The spiky melody of his guitar and Kinksian phrasing on lead track 'Billy Says' is a quintessentially English and punk in the way early Elvis Costello and Graham Parker were. Also, he's in Blur. *discount not valid on this product Titled Castle Park and recorded in 2011, the previously unreleased record will beavailable on 19 June, 2026 and comes as part of a comprehensive reissue of Coxon'scomplete solo catalogue, spanning 9 studio albums and 3 original soundtracks,across the next 12 months.Produced by Ben Hillier (blur - Think Tank), Castle Park was recorded in 2011 as partof the A+E (2012) sessions. Originally intended as a follow up to A+E, the release waspostponed due to blur activity in 2012, before Coxon moved on to other projects.Castle Park is a collection of 10 songs that lean into the artist's classic mod sound,with lead single 'Billy Says' - a longtime feature of Coxon's live set - already familiar tofans and now finally available for the first time.With his back catalogue long sold out and in high demand on physical formats, CastlePark kicks off a comprehensive reissue of Coxon's expansive solo catalogue andcomes alongside the re-release of The Sky is Too High and The Golden D, all availableon 19 June. Further drops across the coming year will include the studio albums CrowSit on Blood Tree (2001), The Kiss of Morning (2002), Happiness In Magazines (2004),Love Travels at Illegal Speeds (2006), The Spinning Top (2009), A+E (2012); as well asthe two Original Songs and Score album soundtracks for The End of The F***ingWorld 1 (2018) and The End of The F***ing World 2 (2019); and Superstate (2021), theoriginal soundtrack released to accompany the graphic novel of the same name.An English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist, GrahamCoxon is one of the most innovative guitarists of his generation, best known as beinga founding member of blur. Coxon has also released eight solo albums and frequentlycomposes for film and TV. His passion for experimental and indie music helped shapethe distinctive blur sound throughout their imperial hit- making phase, a period thatproduced a succession of chart- topping albums which propelled the band to masspopularity in the UK and beyond. That adventurousness is also a feature of his solocareer, which ranges from folk and Krautrock-inspired albums to soundtrack work.
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