Cody Chesnutt Announces New Single 'Don't Wanna Go The Other Way' Out 22nd October 2012

Landing On A Hundred (October 29th), Cody's CHesnuTT's first full album of new material in a decade is preceded by a single, Don't Wanna Go The Other Way through One Little Indian on 22nd October.

Cody performed two emotional one-man shows in London last week (17th September) previewing new material, including a headline date at The Jazz Cafe. He is set to play more UK shows October/ November with his band, details to follow shortly.

Following a period of family-man retreat and reflection following his meteoric rise to near stardom via The Roots retooled worldwide hit, The Seed 2.0, Landing On A Hundred's vivid vignettes sketch out a man's road to redemption, and the power and labour of slow-burning marital love that eclipses mere material expressions of affection.

Universally acclaimed for his edgy, sprawling Shortlist Prize nominated 2002 debut, The Headphone Masterpiece, Cody ChesnuTT is a soul troubadour whose frank, socially conscious songs set the bar for what modern soul music can look and sound like: On every level - rhythm, song, subject matter, spirit - Landing On A Hundred delivers massively, it's message upbeat even as it reflects upon troubled times. Says Cody "This body of work is extremely meaningful to me - it represents the journey I have been on since I last released an album. Words cannot describe or express how excited I am about this music."

The title is a reference to the slang saying, "Keeping It One Hundred," or telling the whole truth, and for lovers of true blue Southern soul this new album is a must-have - the rhythm tracks recorded with a ten-piece band in Memphis-based Royal Studios, the sonic birthplace of some of the deepest works by soul and blues luminaries like Al Green, Buddy Guy and Ike & Tina Turner. "The original tracks were cut on two-inch tape," Cody explains. "My hands were tingling because I got to sing on the actual microphone that Al Green recorded with. Nothing has changed. The down-home acoustic treatments are still in place."

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