THE MOTHS - A NEW ALBUM!
The band has released a new album, Moths 50 - so called because recording started back in February 2020. Then COVID hit!
Further delays along the way have meant that it has taken 6 years to complete.
But complete it now is - 18 songs, all written by band members, John Ellis, John Dunn and Mike Jones.
Moths 50 is dedicated to the memory of Jennie Street, late wife of our percussionist, John Beazer.
Mike Jones composed the track Flowers specifically in memory of Jennie.
Moths 50 can be streamed or downloaded from all the major streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music.
A CD version is also available.
You can hear excerpts from the new album by watching these videos, views of which have exceeded 500,000 ....
Carillon Goodbye - video
Flowers - video
Lifes A Bitch - video
When The Light Breaks - video
Our history
39 years after we last played together, and having made an LP in 1970, purely - we thought - for our own enjoyment,
The Moths met up in the autumn of 2009, in an isolated cottage in the depths of the Lake District, to record 4 brand new tracks.
In April 2012, the band spent a weekend in studios in York recording its second album,
And in November 2016 the band played its first gig for 46 (yes, 46!!) years.
An enthusiastic audience at the lovely Royal Oak pub in Wetton witnessed the historic event.
Our original 1970 recordings have been released on LP on the Guerssen record label.
One of the tracks recorded in 1970 is featured on the 3 CD anthology "Dust On The Nettles".
