In-Store Show with Paul Draper at Beyond Vinyl This Month

PAUL DRAPER

ANNOUNCES FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS,

SUPPORTED BY A RUN OF INTIMATE IN-STORE PERFORMANCES

Acclaimed songwriter and former Mansun frontman, Paul Draper, will release Cult Leader Tactics on 28th January via KScope – his first album since 2017’s lauded Spooky Actions. Cult Leader Tactics is a satire about the genre of self-help manuals, detailing how to get on in life by acting in a Machiavellian manner or employing ‘Cult Leader Tactics’ to achieve your life goals.

Paul plays the majority of the instruments on Cult Leader Tactics‘ 11-tracks, including guitars, drum machines and synthesisers, on an album produced with long-time collaborator and acclaimed producer Paul ‘P-Dub’ Walton at the latter’s Loft Studios, with additional engineering by Scott Knapper. The album also features guest appearances from revered musician and producer Steven Wilson, and Gamaliel ‘Gam’ Rendle Traynor from the band Sweat.

To support the release of Cult Leader Tactics, Paul will be doing a series of in-store appearances throughout January & February, where he will perform an acoustic set and sign copies of the new album:

PAUL DRAPER INSTORES

28th Jan – Edinburgh – Assai

29th Jan – Newcastle – Beyond Vinyl

30th Jan – Bolton – X-Records (1pm performance)

30th Jan  – Preston – Action (7pm performance)

31st Jan – Nottingham – Rough Trade

1st Feb – Mold – VOD

2nd Feb – Bristol – Rough Trade3rd Feb – London – Rough Trade East

PAUL DRAPER – CULT LEADER TACTICS (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)