The Spinning Top

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The Spinning Top is the seventh studio album by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon on new record label Transgressive Records. The album is produced by Stephen Street and was released on May 11, 2009.^[1] It is a concept album that follows a narrative of a man from birth to death.^[2]

The album was supported by the single "Sorrow's Army", released on 18 May.

Production

The cover art and liner artwork, like previous releases, was painted by Coxon himself.^[3] The two music promos Sorrow's Army and In the Morning were filmed by creative director Nick Craske. Dead Bees, the third single from The Spinning Top, was filmed by Chris Hopewell.

Live Album Tour

Coxon took the album on tour around the release date in May 2009 and also in November 2009 after the cool down from July's Blur reform gigs at Hyde Park and Glastonbury. Coxon played with his Power Acoustic Ensemble. Live Members included Coxon (Guitar, Vocals and Soprano Saxophone), Graham Fox (drums), Gareth Davies (Bass), Lucy Parnall and Jen Clayton (Vocals), Owen Thomas (Bass, Guitar), Louis Vause (piano), Ranbir (dilruba), Bee2 (Percussion). The short tour played the full album in order. The last concert on the list was at the Barbican Theatre in London where Coxon would play with some of his all time heroes. The gig featured Robyn Hitchcock and Martin Carthy (guitars), Natasha Marsh (Opera Vocals) and Max Eastley (The Arc). It also featured Radiohead visual artist Chris Hopewell.

Track listing

Look Into the Light - 3:18
This House - 2:54
In the Morning - 8:26
If You Want Me - 5:43
Perfect Love - 2:51
Brave the Storm - 5:19
Dead Bees - 3:25
Sorrow's Army - 4:20
Caspian Sea - 4:54
Home - 4:21
Humble Man - 3:43
Feel Alright - 4:37
Far From Everything - 4:09
Tripping Over - 4:52
November - 5:40

Notes

Graham Coxon

Studio albums	The Sky Is Too High The Golden D Crow Sit on Blood Tree The Kiss of Morning Happiness in Magazines Love Travels at Illegal Speeds The Spinning Top A+E

Lives and DVDs	Live at the Zodiac Burnt to Bitz: At the Astoria

Singles	"Thank God for the Rain / You Will Never Be" "Escape Song / Mountain of Regret" "Freakin' Out" "Bittersweet Bundle of Misery" "Spectacular" "Freakin' Out / All Over Me" "Standing on My Own Again" "You & I" "I Can't Look at Your Skin / What's He Got?" "What Ya Gonna Do Now? / Bloody Annoying" "This Old Town" (with Paul Weller) "Sorrow's Army" "What'll It Take" "Ooh, Yeh Yeh / Seven Naked Valleys"

See also	Discography Stephen Street Blur

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