that was the year, that was: i've done a rundown of last year's activities on my blog, so you can see what i was up to over the past 12 months. when you stick it altogether like that, it looks pretty impressive! i had no idea i'd been so busy! have a look.

10 inches of love: once again those lovely people at where it's at is where you are have excelled themselves and are releasing my track flowers on the latest hangover lounge ep. it'll be a gorgeous 10" vinyl limited release with hand printed packaging, the lot! more details on the other artists to follow, but i'm so excited i had to tell someone about it!

i'm done with gigs for this year, but i'll be back in december with a roundup of the year and news for future projects.

new single!: my latest single is available to download for free from where it's at is where you are records!

there's a story behind this release...everyone who bought a copy of the ltd edition deluxe version of my last album, respect, had the opportunity to submit their edition number to win the chance to choose a song for me to cover. tim chamberlain and dunc vernon were the lucky winners, chosen at random. i have to say, i'm very pleased with what they came up with:

tim chose "flowers" by galaxie 500
dunc chose "pristine christine" by the sea urchins

click on this link to where it's at is where you are to download both songs with some more beautiful artwork by ruth green. hope you like it!

you know, for kids!: i've just recorded a new song for the pop! for kids project. it's a great idea, getting artists to make music for kids that doesn't suck - a must for culturally aware parents everywhere. you can download for free my version of pure imagination, originally sung by the great gene wilder in my all-time favourite film, willy wonka & the chocolate factory.

website update: i've finally got round to adding a shopping cart to the music page. this makes it much easier for you to order multiple items. when you click on "add to cart" a shopping cart is automatically generated. you can review and amend your purchases before you buy. p.s. you don't need a paypal account to buy anything.

i've uploaded the complete works of krafla to soundcloud. you can download all the tracks for free! for those of you who don't know...

"lovely electronica." huw stephens, bbc radio 1.

krafla was steve hough (einstellung / cable regime / godflesh / grover) and simon fox. extending the experimental tendencies of grover, krafla developed into a long-term project, mixing live instruments and electronica. a debut 7" single on static caravan records was followed by an e.p. release on bearos records. krafla add layers of depth and instrumentation to fragile song structures and delicate melodies.

respect competition winners: ladies and gentlemen! i'm pleased to announce the winners of the respect prize draw competition. everyone who bought a copy of the ltd edition deluxe version of the cd had the opportunity to submit their edition number to win the chance to choose a song for me to cover on my next single!

the winners were drawn at random by my glamorous assistant on 1st june and i'm overjoyed to announce that duncan vernon & tim chamberlain are the lucky winners! they've been notified and now i just wait to find out what songs they pick for me! no pressure, then...

all aboard! exciting news for the summer: i'll be playing this year's indietracks festival! it's great boutique festival in derbyshire. it features loads of indie bands and you get there by steam train! headliners this year are jeffrey lewis and edwyn collins, so i'm in pretty good company. details on which day and stage i'm playing as soon as they're released.

update: there's an interview with me here, if you're interested.

on me shed, son: videos from the shed sessions we recorded last summer are finally online! i've posted them up on my blog so you can have a look.

last summer me and a bunch of the commercially inviable chaps headed down the m5 to a shed in somerset, where we recorded some lo-fi live acoustic sessions. it's taken a while to get them online (the shed has taken on a life of its own and jon, the genius behind it, has been way busy keeping on top of it all!)

other artists to have graced the shed include micah p hinson, roddy woomble, even steve harley! you can have a look at their sessions here: www.songsfromtheshed.com.

happy new year! we're celebrating the new year with two releases from the respect project!

at midnight on 31st december, where it's at is where you are records released a cd featuring all the songs featured during the year - plus a few extra tracks. you can preview them here.

there are two versions available to buy: a basic cd release, featuring the tracks in a nice, simple sleeve, which will be available at a special reduced price; or a limited edition deluxe version which will come in bespoke extra-special packaging, including hand-printed artwork by ruth green, plus the chance to win a prize draw to have the '80s song of your choice recorded by me and released in the summer! go to the music page for details.

songsmith: to accompany the release of respect on cd, where it's at is where you are has also released a free download single of two of the tracks. jeane is a stripped down waltz take on the smiths' 'this charming man' b-side and i know very well how i got my name was originally the flip of morrissey's debut solo single 'suedehead', now with a lovely mandolin and clair horton vocal. you can get it for free from the label, here.