Released: 20/02/26
With Mansun Retold, Paul Draper tears open the pages of his own history, revisiting some of the most powerful songs from Mansun's catalogue and rebuilding them from the ground up. Recorded at The Loft Studios in Surrey, Mansun Retold was co- produced with Paul "PDub" Walton (The Cure, U2, Bjork, Massive Attack, Oasis) & features a string quartet led & arranged by Audrey Riley (Muse, Coldplay, Nick Cave) with drums from Julian Fenton, Mansun's own drummer during their early days. Draper handles acoustic bass, acoustic lead & rhythm guitar & piano - his instantly recognisable songwriting retold for the modern day. From the eerie calm of "Dark Mavis" to the brutal honesty of "I Can Only Disappoint U", Draper approaches the 11 songs of 'Mansun Retold' like unfinished business that meant one thing then and another entirely now. Mansun Retold is Draper 's most sonically ambitious solo project to date.