Let The Record Show- Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul

Dexys will release their new album Let The Record Show Dexys Do Irish & Country Soul on June 3rd. The album will be the band’s fifth studio set and the first release since 2012’s critically acclaimed One Day I’m Going To Soar.

The album is a body of work which sees Dexys putting their heart and soul into every track that Kevin Rowland has wanted to do since the mid-1980s. Drawing on Rowland and co- producer/core band member Sean Read’s Irish roots, the album is a combination of their interpretations of Irish songs and other select compositions. Each song has been given at least the same level of attention and care as any of their own songs would be. This record is not a stop gap, or a fill in album. It is not a covers album.

Dexys are not a revival band. They are going forward not backward. They changed their name from Dexys Midnight Runners to Dexys in 2012 to say “we?re the same people, but we?re different now!” Dexys is not just Kevin Rowland. It is an eight-person ensemble with a nucleus consisting of Kevin Rowland, Lucy Morgan and Sean Read.

Dexys are immersed in style and are madly passionate about their clothes and as such are leading the way in vintage\retro-inspired style. This, says Rowland, is style, not fashion: fashion is for the young, style is for all. Dexys see every photograph, video and every appearance as an opportunity to express their style. In recent years the UK music scene has witnessed female recording artists who have embraced vintage style (Paloma Faith, Imelda May) but never a musical ensemble, or male recording artist. The time is right for Dexys.