Later Youth + support from Sam Senior

Since fronting Manchester indie-folk favouritesThe Travelling Band, Jo Dudderidge has built a reputation as a sought-after producer, songwriter and session musician, working withan impressive roster of artists including Victoria Canal, Chloe Foy, Rose Gray, Stephen Fretwell, Human Interest, Joyeria, Bette Smith, and longtime collaborator Lissie.

Debut albumLiving History is the culmination of what has been both a cathartic and a celebratory process. It's a bold statement with a distinctive character. Sure, parallels with hisprevious work exist, but it occupies a universe of its own, sonically centred on Dudderidge's signature Wurlitzer electric piano and unmistakable voice, blending raw, heart-on-sleevelyricism with a fresh, idiosyncratic style veering from krautrock to alt-country.

There are songs about nights that turned into mornings, heartaches rescued by a harem ofVenezuelans, romanticising the myths of past loves, facing mortality, running away fromyourself while dreaming of reconciling with the love of your life. It's nostalgic, but not in away that wants to go back—more like holding something up to the light to understand itbetter.

"chock full of more hooks and melodies than most indie conventions" ★★★★Mojo

"the world is a better place for Living History being part of it" ★★★★★RnR

"a richly textured collection that brims with vulnerability, self-destruction and sonic wanderlust" AmericanaUK

"an album of adventure and diversity" Fatea

"a meditative, emotionally rich journey" Jace Media Music