Credit: Marieke Macklon

Making his very welcomed return with new music last week, Brian Christinzio who performs as BC Camplight has announced his brand new studio album A Sober Conversation due out June 27 via Bella Union. The new collection documents the last two years of his life, finally confronting a shocking childhood trauma while embracing sobriety, to create the most riveting and revealing record of his storied two decade career. While previous BC Camplight records have referred to it obliquely, Christinzio’s new-found clarity led him back to childhood, to summer camp in New Jersey when he was abused by an adult counsellor. “I had spent 30 years being terrified to open that door, and afraid of the price I’d pay once I had. I’ve opened the door. To some extent this album is what was on the other side. I hope it helps me but this album is also for everyone that is having trouble finding their bravery, finding themselves,” he says. The news comes accompanied by the record's first taster in new single Two Legged Dog featuring Abigail Morris, lead singer of The Last Dinner Party. Take a listen for yourselves below.

A Sober Conversation tracklist:

1. The Tent

2. Two Legged Dog

3. A Sober Conversation

4. When I Make My First Million

5. Where You Taking My Baby

6. Bubbles In The Gasoline

7. Rock Gently In Disorder

8. Drunk Talk

9. Leaving Camp Four Oaks

Live Dates
MAY
17 – Sheffield, Get Together Festival

JUNE
13 – Penzance, Minack Theatre (solo)

JULY
5 – York, Museum Gardens

AUGUST
3 – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele
30 – Birmingham, Moseley Folk Festival

SEPTEMBER
12 – Lille, Aeronef (solo)
13 – Paris, Le Point Ephemere (solo)
14 – Antwerp, TBC
16 – Jena, TRAFO (solo)
17 – Berlin, Kantine am Berghain (solo)
18 – Hamburg, Reeperbahn (solo)
19 – Copenhagen, Hotel Cecil (solo)
21 – Cologne, Jaki (solo)
22 – Amsterdam, Paradiso (solo)

OCTOBER
30 – Bristol, SWX

NOVEMBER
1 – Leeds, Project House
4 – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
5 – London, Roundhouse
6 – Cardiff, Tramshed
7 – Exeter, Phoenix
8 – Southampton, The 1865
12 – Newcastle, Boiler Shop
13 – Glasgow, Queen Margaret Union
14 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
16 – Nottingham, Rock City
18 – Dublin, Button Factory
19 – Belfast, Mandela Hall
20 – Galway, Roisin Duhb
21 – Limerick City, Dolan’s

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