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beans on toast

Underground hero Beans On Toast will release his debut album Standing On A Chair on the 30th November through Xtra Mile Recordings. The double album will feature no less than fifty tracks, incorporating all his work to date.

The gravel voiced Essex boy has been busy writing material for the last couple of years, with only his child sized guitar for company. His Bragg-esque songs include themes on sex (Junkfood Sex), drugs, (MDM Amazing), sex while on drugs (Eggs Benadict) and a wry social, political commentary that is both poignant and funny (Fuck The Smoking Ban and London At War).

Obviously not a creature of habit, Beans On Toast has at times made is songs available on line, stood on a chair and sung them in pubs and clubs and has now decided to package them on an old school double disc album.

Produced by Ben Lovett from Mumford & Sons and featuring an array of guest vocalists, ‘Standing On A Chair’ is the perfect antidote to the glossy, cheesy, manufactured Christmas dross that is currently clogging up the charts. An anti-Christmas, Christmas album best enjoyed post-pub with good friends, cheap booze and in high spirits.

A charismatic figure on the music scene Beans On Toast is a regular feature at Glastonbury Festival – playing the last four years. He has also performed at Secret Garden Party, been a part of Billy Bragg’s Jail Guitar Doors (an organisation that provides instruments to anyone using music as part of prisoner rehabilitation) and is Musical Director at Strummerville – the inspirational foundation dedicated to nurturing new music. However, Beans On Toast doesn’t take himself too seriously, and neither should you.

Having recently supported Frank Turner on his UK tour, Beans On Toast will be heading out with his small guitar and wooden chair to play his own shows in 2010, details to be confirmed.

He will be celebrating the release of the album with a free gig and launch party on Sunday 29th November at London’s coolest venue, The Flowerpot.

For more information visit Beans On Toast MySpace page.