Jamie Lenman announces “mellowed-out indie rock” album, The Atheist

Jamie Lenman has announced his fifth album, The Atheist.

The singer-songwriter will drop the record on November 25 via Big Scary Monsters, with new single Lena Don’t Leave Me out today.

“I’ve got into the habit of saying, whenever I have a new record out, ‘I’ve been trying to do something like this for a really long time’, because they typically have very lengthy gestation periods with a lot of thought going in,” he explains of the LP.

“This one is no exception – I’ve always loved mellowed-out indie rock like Gemma Hayes and Pete Yorn and I’ve always wanted to make an album with that sound. Trying to focus on simple songs, looking for any place we could add a bit of extra sugar – a little bit saccharine, but also slightly snide and in some places softly sad. The end result is – I hope – a bittersweet experience.”

Watch the video for Lena Don’t Leave Me below:

And catch Jamie live at the following dates:

October

31 Southampton Joiners

November

1 Tunbridge Wells Forum
16 St Albans Horn
17 Hetford Corn Exchange

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