BC Camplight has announced his new album ‘A Sober Conversation’, set for release via Bella Union. The band have also shared new single ‘Two Legged Dog’, featuring Abigail Morris from The Last Dinner Party.
The new album follows 2023’s ‘The Last Rotation Of Earth’, which marked BC Camplight’s first Top 40 record. The new release sees Brian Christinzio documenting recent experiences while embracing sobriety and confronting past trauma.
“Around the time of The Last Rotation… I realised I was living in this perpetual childhood, messed up all the time, trying to free myself from responsibility and all the bad thoughts I had. It led to a kind of existential crisis… I was craving meaning, thinking about having kids… I’ve been running away from stuff for a long time. You can either try and achieve milestones in life or chase a dime bag – you can’t do both. And I’ve decided not to let myself be defeated anymore,” Christinzio explains.
Speaking about the collaboration, Abigail Morris says: “I was so thrilled when Brian reached out and asked if I would feature on this track. I will never forget the first time I heard BC Camplight – my band was driving from London to Brighton, I was astonishingly hungover and sunken eyed in the back seat when ‘I Only Drink When I’m Drunk’ came on my Discover Weekly. I had it on repeat for the rest of the journey and spent the next week exclusively listening to the rest of his discography. This track was a joy to sing, and I felt so honoured to be involved in such a powerful and personal song. Thank you, Brian – you are the GOAT.”
His dates in full read:
MAY
17 Get Together Festival, Sheffield, UK
JUNE
13 Minack Theatre, Penzance, UK (solo)
JULY
5 Museum Gardens, York, UK
AUGUST
3 La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, UK
30 Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, UK
SEPTEMBER
12 Aéronef, Lille, France (solo)
13 Le Point Ephemere, Paris, France (solo)
14 Venue TBC, Antwerp, Belgium (solo)
16 TRAFO, Jena, Germany (solo)
17 Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany (solo)
18 Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
19 Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
21 Jaki, Cologne, Germany (solo)
22 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
OCTOBER
30 SWX, Bristol, UK
NOVEMBER
1 Project House, Leeds, UK
4 Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
5 Roundhouse, London, UK
6 Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
7 Phoenix, Exeter, UK
8 The 1865, Southampton, UK
12 Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK
13 Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, UK
14 O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
16 Rock City, Nottingham, UK
18 Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland
19 Mandela Hall, Belfast, UK
20 Roisin Duhb, Galway, Ireland
21 Dolan’s, Limerick City, Ireland
