PAUL DRAPER - Attack Of The Grey Lanter (2LP)

Mansun's debut, the iconic 90s #1 album æAttack of the Grey LanternÆ, is a much-loved and experimental piece of music at the heart of fervent cult following for the British group. Their dedicated fanbase started a petition that called for frontman Paul Draper to release his debut solo album æSpooky ActionÆ in 2017 and cast thousands of votes in an online poll to choose AOTGL as the album for Draper to play in full on tour in February / March 2018. Paul Draper's 14-date Spring '18 tour followed æSpooky ActionÆ entering at #19 in the UK album charts, a US tour with label mate Steven Wilson, and helped to celebrate the 21st anniversary of one of the most favoured British albums from the late Britpop era û æAttack of the Grey LanternÆ. The album has also since been remastered and released in deluxe format by Kscope, re-entering the UK album charts at #28 in June 2018. This rapid success for the ex-Mansun songwriter has seen him perform the main stage at the UK's esteemed Festival No. 6 and Kscope's 10th anniversary event at the Union Chapel in London alongside Anathema, Gleb Kolyadin and Nosound. This æLive at the RitzÆ album captures Draper's energetic stage presence, his fantastic band and classic Mansun tracks such as "Wide Open Space", "Taxloss" and "Disgusting", performed to a rapturous crowd in Manchester. The reaction to Paul Draper's latest output, plus consistent support from BBC 6 MusicÆs Steve Lamacq, reveals how relevant Mansun's music is to a growing crowd of followers. This exclusive vinyl-only release of æAttack of the Grey Lantern û Live at the RitzÆ is presented as a 2LP in a wide spine sleeve and comes with an mp3 download of the album.