Orlando Weeks announces debut solo album 'A Quickening'

After returning earlier this year to share his comeback single 'Safe In Sound', former Maccabees frontman Orlando Weeks has now announced his plans for his first studio album.

The new full-length 'A Quickening' will be his first body of work since the 2017 score for 'The Gritterman', is being previewed by the new lead track 'Blood Sugar', and is expected to arrive on the 12th June.

Have a listen to 'Blood Sugar' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting below.

'A Quickening' Tracklist:
Milk Breath
Blood Sugar
Safe In Sound
St. Thomas’
Takes A Village
Moon’s Opera
All The Things
Blame Or Love Or Nothing
None Too Tough
Summer Clothes
Dream

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