JW Francis - WanderkidJW Francis burst onto the scene with his critically acclaimed debut We Share a Similar Joy, with features from DIY and Line of Best Fit to being named Album of The Day on BBC 6 Music. His warm, affable melodies and comforting lyrics earned him fans on both sides of the Atlantic, and now he returns with his sophomore album WANDERKID, a concept album about a wandering anti hero. WANDERKID hones in on JWs dreamy soundscapes and explores themes of

bared humanity and gently warped classic songwriting are all here in equal measure and - at 75 minutes - there's a veritable fuck ton of it

The artwork and design draw this out further

Cave later claimed the songs were heavily influenced by street beggars he saw in Brazil

and as such Vol

In his original sleeve notes Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears

lunar fields

which recreated the smoky

as Born Stupid speaks effectively to the damaged state of contemporary U

produced by Tony Reeves (Colosseum)

ebbs and flows of a vintage David Axelrod or Alain Goraguer cinematic production

The iconic Penguin Cafe join the Erased Tapes family and open a brand new chapter to their unique world with new album The Imperfect Sea out on Erased Tapes 5th May 2017

Tell All The People (Doors only mix)