New Single Too Late, Too Late February 26th 2007PLUS UK LIBRARY TOUR CONFIRMED AND SUPPORT DATES WITH AMY WINEHOUSEBig things are in the pipeline for Mr Hudson & his band The Library in 2007. Having just completed his debut album for the Mercury Music Group entitled A Tale Of Two Cities the months ahead are filled with live shows which are already confirmed for early 2007.
Library tour
Jan 17th Walsall LibraryJan 18th Wrexham Library
Jan 19th Swiss Cottage Library, Camden
Jan 25th Blackburn Library
Jan 26th Edinburgh Central Music Library
Jan 27th Scarborough Library and Information Centre
Jan 29th Sheffield Library Jan 30th Accrington Library
Jan 31st Lancaster Library, with support from Adele
Feb 1st Sandbach Library
Feb 2nd Lord Louis Library, Isle Of Wight
Feb 3rd Poole Central Library, Dolphin Centre
**Jan 24th Liverpool, NUS conference (not part of library tour)
Headline tour
Feb 2nd Bristol Fleece & FirkinFeb 5th Cardiff Barfly
Feb 7th Liverpool Barfly
Feb 8th Glasgow Barfly
Feb 9th Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Feb 10th York Fibbers
Feb 12th Leeds, Rockit
Feb13th Manchester, Night & Day
Feb 14th Wolverhampton, Little Civic
Feb 15th London, 93 Feet East
Feb 16th Southampton, Joiners
With Amy Winehouse
Feb 17th Cambridge Corn ExchangeFeb 18th Southampton Guildhall
Feb 19th Cardiff University
Feb 21st Birmingham Academy
Feb 23rd Liverpool Academy
Feb 25th Manchester Academy
Feb 26th Newcastle Northumbria University
Feb 27th Glasgow Academy
March 1stBelfast Ulster Hall
March 2nd Dublin Ambassador
March 3rd Sheffield Octagon
March 5th Nottingham Rock City
March 8th London Shepherds Bush Empire
March 9th London Shepherds Bush Empire (SOLD OUT)
A Tale Of Two Cities is a unique insight into the eclectic world of Mr Hudson. It takes someone with foresight and imagination to pull-off the cross-pollination of hip hop and reggae beats with classic song writing, but in doing so Mr Hudson has hit upon a winning formula. He shares the same DNA as the new breed of British artists who have recently been storming the charts. The Streets, Plan B, Sway and even Lily Allen. Young Britons documenting their lives, their generation, in inspired song .
He recently performed the new single, Too Late Too Late: a semi-autobiographical tale that Mr Hudson has set to song, on Later With Jools Holland.
The single is also flying at radio, within hours of being serviced to Radio One it was declared hottest record in the world by the stations leading tastemaker DJ Zane Lowe. Later that week the record achieved a #1 spot on XFMs exposure chart. Days after Later..Jo Wiley gave he single its first UK daytime radio spin and to kick start the New Year he is already confirmed as the first session artist on Dermot OLearys Radio Two show.
The band, The Library, was formed just over a year ago when Mr Hudson decided to take his songs on the road. Old time friend and bass player Mapps Huxley was the first to come on board. He was joined by TJ on piano and Wilkie Wilkinson on electric drums.
The most inspired addition came in the form of Joy Joseph, bringing steel pan and backing vocal to the party. To hell with you if you have a problem with a middle class boy, who studied English Lit at Oxford and who has a fine line in hat wear.
It's your problem, not his, if you can't square it with yourself that he also loves hip hop, reggae and soul and devours the arts whenever he gets a spare moment. Reading the classics, walking on the heath (with Dave his dog), playing music and being with those he holds dear is what matters. Mr Hudson is unashamed and unapologetic. It is simply who he is.Mr Hudson and the Libary