After earning a new wave of acclaim following the singles ‘Coming of Age’, ‘We’re The Ones’, ‘So Lonely, Lonely’ and ‘I Fantasise’, Natalie McCool today releases her new album ‘Good For The Soul’. It’s a boundary-breaking, genre- bending record in a lot of ways, but at the root is her never-changing, unique flavour of alternative pop. Listen HERE / Buy HERE.
‘Good For The Soul’ is a sonic journey which travels from the more playful, pop-focused of its opening half, before going moodier, darker and tripper throughout its second section. Yet its diversity is unified by Natalie’s confidence in experimentation, as well as her new-found passion for collaboration – both of which brings a colourful flair to the record.
Natalie says, “The album is called ‘Good For The Soul’ because it explores the hope, joy and exhilaration of adulthood, and the way every experience makes you who you are – even the bad ones. There’s something for everyone on this album. It really is good for the soul! I used to think you had to fit into a particular box as an artist. And in a lot of ways you do. But one of the joys of it is breaking the cage and doing something a bit different.”
A prime example of that liberated attitude is the new focus track ‘Sleeping Beauty’, which is a key moment of the album’s darker second-half. Coercing Natalie’s alt-pop heart into the middle-ground between haunting trip-hop and the more haunting, atmospheric side of industrial, it features vocals from Louisa Roach of She Drew The Gun.
The album’s ambition and collaborative streak was inspired by Natalie co-curating and performing a special show as part ofLiverpool’s Eurovision Cultural Festival during the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. It was there that she worked with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, who feature on several tracks on this record – its myriad features a natural extension from working with so many guests for the show. Her vision was also fully realised by producing and mixing the majority of the record for the first time.
Physical copies of ‘Good For The Soul’ are available to buy HERE. There is a limited edition purple-and-torquoise vinyl and a CD, both of which are signed and are packaged with a badge and a guitar pick.
Natalie McCool will start an intimate record store tour in Manchester this Friday before playing special album launch shows in Liverpool and London next month. She is also confirmed to play an afternoon show with the beautiful setting of The Monastery in Manchester. Please see HERE for remaining tickets.
SEPTEMBER – RECORD STORE TOUR
11th – Manchester, Vinyl Resting Place 2pm
12th – Liverpool, Rough Trade 12 noon
26th – Newcastle, Beyond Vinyl 2pm
27th – Glasgow, Strip Joint Records 4pm
OCTOBER – ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWS
9th – Liverpool, Kazimier Stockroom
10th – London, Sebright Arms
NOVEMBER
15th – Manchester, The Monastery
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