Founder of the 70s pub-rock icons (if icons is not too strong a word!) of the same name, and subsequently Graham Parker and The Rumour, Brinsley’s passion for writing and recording reignited in recent years following two albums and tours with that band, as well as duo shows with Parker, resulting in Unexpected.

The gestation period for the songs on Shouting At The Moon goes back even further.

“I wrote ‘The Chance’, ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’ and ‘What In The World’ sometime between the late 1990s and early 2005,” he explains. “‘Hard To Change’ and ‘It’s Been A Long Year’ were written during 2024 and 2025 and recorded during that time. So you can see a big spread in time of writing and recording; some songs were recorded and were intended for my first solo album. But we had a surplus of recorded tracks and so we could pick tracks based on how the songs seemed to gel together as an entity, as an album.”

As with Tangled, Brinsley pays tribute to his friend with a well-chosen cover: “Graham Parker wrote ‘Watch The Moon Come Down’ in the late 1970s. One of my favourite GP songs. I loved rearranging and recording it.”

Key to this revived activity has been producer, engineer and keyboard-player James Hallawell another Parker collaborator, also noted for his work with the likes of The Waterboys and Jackie Leven. “He helped me record my first album Unexpected,” says Brinsley. “We just carried on recording.”

Perhaps his most soulful album yet (the Brinsleys were not shy champions of southern soul) Shouting At The Moon hints at the influence of Steely Dan and Van Morrison, rich in Hammond and Rhodes vibes, while Brinsley’s smoky vocal and distinctive fluid soloing prevail. The groove is the thing. But like Tangled, recorded in the shadow of Covid, the new album is weighted with darker concerns: “‘It’s Been A Long Year’ is about climate change, ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’ is about the trouble ahead, ‘Hard To Change’ is about things not likely to happen any day soon… But we still got music…. Listen on!”

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Legendary British musician and songwriter Brinsley Schwarz returns with a new solo album this Autumn. Shouting At The Moon represents the third release that begun with his debut solo album Unexpected in 2016 followed by Tangled, his first album for Fretsore Records in 2021.

Founder of the 70s pub-rock icons (if icons is not too strong a word!) of the same name, and subsequently Graham Parker and The Rumour, Brinsley’s passion for writing and recording reignited in recent years following two albums and tours with that band, as well as duo shows with Parker, resulting in Unexpected.

The gestation period for the songs on Shouting At The Moon goes back even further.

“I wrote ‘The Chance’, ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’ and ‘What In The World’ sometime between the late 1990s and early 2005,” he explains. “‘Hard To Change’ and ‘It’s Been A Long Year’ were written during 2024 and 2025 and recorded during that time. So you can see a big spread in time of writing and recording; some songs were recorded and were intended for my first solo album. But we had a surplus of recorded tracks and so we could pick tracks based on how the songs seemed to gel together as an entity, as an album.”

As with Tangled, Brinsley pays tribute to his friend with a well-chosen cover: “Graham Parker wrote ‘Watch The Moon Come Down’ in the late 1970s. One of my favourite GP songs. I loved rearranging and recording it.”

Key to this revived activity has been producer, engineer and keyboard-player James Hallawell another Parker collaborator, also noted for his work with the likes of The Waterboys and Jackie Leven. “He helped me record my first album Unexpected,” says Brinsley. “We just carried on recording.”

Perhaps his most soulful album yet (the Brinsleys were not shy champions of southern soul) Shouting At The Moon hints at the influence of Steely Dan and Van Morrison, rich in Hammond and Rhodes vibes, while Brinsley’s smoky vocal and distinctive fluid soloing prevail. The groove is the thing. But like Tangled, recorded in the shadow of Covid, the new album is weighted with darker concerns: “‘It’s Been A Long Year’ is about climate change, ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’ is about the trouble ahead, ‘Hard To Change’ is about things not likely to happen any day soon… But we still got music…. Listen on!”

Pre-order on Bandcamp: CLICK HERE

Out now: ‘Falling Over Backwards’ is the comeback single from legendary blues and pub-rock artist Brinsley Schwarz. The track is the lead from his new studio album ‘Shouting At The Moon’ due out on 14th November via Fretsore Records and follows critically acclaimed 2021 release Tangled.

Shouting At The Moon represents Brinsley’s third solo album begun with his debut release ‘Unexpected’ in 2016 followed by Tangled, his first album for Fretsore Records in2021.

On the new single, Brinsley states;

“Looking for one more track for the album, got into the studio with some lyrics and a bit of a tune in my head, trying not to forget it. Played it to James on acoustic guitar. It was not going that well until James switched to Hammond organ, and it all just came together. Oh and lovely sax from Simon.”

Founder of the 70s pub-rock icons (if icons is not too strong a word!) of the same name, and subsequently Graham Parker and The Rumour, Brinsley’s passion for writing and recording reignited in recent years following two albums and tours with that band, as well as duo shows with Parker, resulting in his debut solo album Unexpected. Its 2021 follow up, Tangled, received widespread critical acclaim in the UK with glowing reviews and multipage features in the likes of MOJO, Uncut and RnR Magazine. Tangled charted in the Top 20 of the UK Official Chart Company’s Americana album chart in 2021.

Shouting At The Moon is already generating key interest from music press, with upcoming confirmed support in Record Collector and Shindig. Fans can stream ‘Falling Over Backwards’ HERE.

Shouting At The Moon is available to pre-order on Vinyl, CD and Digital HERE.