Following the digital release of his entire solo catalogue in June, which has generated well over a million streams already, Fish has released his brand new single, ‘Man With A Stick’, the first track to be taken from his upcoming EP A Parley With Angels, out September 21, and the first taste of his final studio album, Weltschmerz. A brooding blend of minimalist drums and possessing synthesizers, ‘Man With A Stick’ is a reflective and thought-provoking track from Fish.

Regarding the single he says, “I was inspired to write this lyric after my father died in May 2016. He was a strong, proud, well-respected man who, like most of us, found growing old difficult. When he reached his mid ‘80s he was becoming a shadow of his former self and in the last few months of his life he relied more and more on his trusty walking stick to get around. After he left us I found it hard to look at any old men walking with a stick. I started to think about our relationships with sticks in our lives and how they go from being associated with fun and play to becoming something more sinister and symbols of power eventually supporting us as our strength weakens and old age takes its toll."

The new EP, A Parley With Angels will feature four tracks recorded live at London’s Islington Assembly Hall last year: ‘Emperor’s Song’, ‘State Of Mind’, ‘Circle Line’ and ‘Voyeur’, in addition to two other brand new tracks – ‘Waverley Steps’ and ‘Little Man What Now?’, both of which will also appear on Fish’s final studio album, Weltschmerz.

His extensive European tour, which kicks off the day after the EP is released, will see him perform the classic Marillion album Clutching At Straws for the final time, as well as material from Weltschmerz. As recently announced by Warners the remastered version of Clutching At Straws will be released on November 23.

A PARLEY WITH ANGELS EP TRACK LISTING

1. Man With A Stick

2. Little Man What Now?

3. Waverley Steps

4. Circle Line*

5. State Of Mind*

6. Voyeur*

7. Emperors Song*

*Live at Islington Assembly Hall, London, December 2017

UK TOUR DATES

22/9 – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh

23/9 – O2 Academy, Liverpool

24/9 – Leamington Assembly, Royal Leamington Spa

2/12 – O2 Academy, Newcastle

3/12 – O2 Ritz, Manchester

4/12 – U.E.A, Norwich

7/12 – Islington Assembly Hall, London

8/12 – Islington Assembly Hall, London 

11/12 – Rock City, Nottingham

12/12 – City Hall, Hull

13/12 – O2 Academy, Glasgow

The Clock Opera remix of Marina And The Diamonds’ 2010 breakout single, ‘I Am Not A Robot’, a rare gem from the Neon Gold vaults, is out now. Last week marked exactly ten years since the birth of Neon Gold Records, who took their first steps into the world with the release of Passion Pit’s debut single ‘Sleepyhead’ in September 2008. To mark the occasion, frequent Neon Gold collaborator Young & Sick released a ‘Sleepyhead’ cover. It’s the latest cut off the label’s forthcoming 10th anniversary compilation, NGX: Ten Years of Neon Gold, a unique retrospective compiling rarities, exclusives and covers from the label’s illustrious family tree of artists out September 28 on Neon Gold/Atlantic Records.

Neon Gold Records was founded by Derek Davies and Lizzy Plapinger (MS MR, LPX), and has gone on to release over 50 artists since Passion Pit’s debut: Charli XCX, HAIM, Marina & The Diamonds, Gotye, St. Lucia, The Knocks, Christine And The Queens and many more have all called the label home over the past decade.

Founder of Neon Gold Records, Derek Davies, says, "One of the best things about reaching a milestone like this is taking the opportunity to look back and celebrate all the incredible artists we've been fortunate enough to work with over the years, and we had a lot of fun putting together the NGX compilation, which will feature a number of rare and exclusive tracks from some of our biggest acts, as well as a number of our newer artists covering some of our flagship earlier releases."

Neon Gold is a boutique record label based in New York City and distributed worldwide through Atlantic Records, specializing in the most credible pop music the world has to offer. Since launching in 2008, Neon Gold has discovered and released the debut singles from the likes of Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo, MØ, Gotye, Icona Pop and more.