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Bristol based Glaswegian, Lonely Tourist, has just released his sixth album Takes A Lot Of Beating. The album contains the singles Always The Way, Duty of Care and This Place Takes a Lot of Beating. The singles have received airplay on BBC 6music and BBC Radio Scotland.
'A reassuring, homely and unassuming piece of everyday life' – Steve Lamacq 2021 (on Four Phone Calls)
'King Creosote meets Ivor Cutler… rich in character… a beautiful sadness at it's heart. Full of wit and warmth' – Roddy Hart BBC Scotland
'..charming, infectious, folk-pop gold' Jockrock
His fourth album Remuneration was an album based around the concept of work and employment. Steve Lamacq chose one of the tracks Frank the Barber as one of his 'Lamacq Liveners' (played every day for a week on BBC 6music). Other singles Luxury Coach and Last Day at Tony's have also featured on other 6music shows including Gideon Coe's programme as well and being Radio Scotland singles of the week. In September 2018 Steve Lamacq picked Lonely Tourist's, Ballad of Paul Tierney as one of his 25 at 25 (one of his favourites in 25 years of radio).
'Classic underdog pop music' – Steve Lamacq
'So many good tunes' Sam Bonham BBC Intro
