Geordie Greep, frontman of experimental rock band black midi, steps out solo with The New Sound — a genre-leaping debut album fusing avant-pop, jazz-funk, and theatrical excess. For this special headline show at O2 Ritz Manchester, Greep brings his surreal, often absurdist storytelling to the stage, accompanied by a rotating cast of top-tier session musicians.
Recorded across continents and drawing comparisons to Zappa, Sinatra, and Scott Walker, The New Sound is bold, playful, and at times unhinged — full of big-band brass, woozy piano, and narrative detours involving nightclub liaisons, goat births, and musical fantasies gone off the rails.
Expect a night that veers between cabaret and chaos, featuring tracks like the brassy, high-drama “Holy Holy” and the explosive instrumental title piece. Greep is less frontman, more master of ceremonies in a world of rented rooms, street life, and desperate characters who’ve long lost the plot.
