Album · 12 tracks

No Aggravation

Out Friday 16 April 2027

The next chapter. A child of the 80s living in the 2020s – nights out in Portsmouth and Southsea, the fairground, the pubs, my IT life, and cruising on into my later years with no aggravation. Twelve tracks, including two club mixes.

Two singles come first: Friday Night on Friday 19 February 2027 and No Aggravation on Friday 19 March 2027.

Planned release dates – the stores have the final say, so a date may move slightly.

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Track list

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01 Wake Up, DJ! 4:16

A party starter – me as the MC the boring wedding DJ never was. Whistles, tambourine and "Everybody up!"
02 Friday Night 6:11

Friday night, then and now. Back then I'd be out dancing in the pubs and clubs; now, born in '62, I'm at home making the music. First single – out Friday 19 February 2027.
03 The Honky Tonk 5:47

The Honky Tonk Bar on Southsea seafront in the 80s. Get there by seven and you were in – any later and you queued. Heaving from eight, shoulder to shoulder, till "Time, gentlemen, please".
04 The Royal Exchange 4:54

The old pub on Fawcett Road, Southsea. "I like beer, he likes beer, she likes beer…" – a lively pub, a drunk piano and a big-room drop. Last orders!
05 Dodgem Boys 3:20

From 13 I worked the Hayling Island fair, and from 18 the dodgems. A late-70s punk terrace chant for the lads I worked with.
06 Scooter Ride 3:22

No synths at all – a 60s mod beat band with fuzz guitar, honky-tonk piano and a sax-and-drums battle, scooters along Southsea seafront.
07 In Stereo 4:34

When I was a lad, singles proudly said "in stereo". Made for the car – the music zips from speaker to speaker. Left… right… in stereo!
08 EV 6:01

A journey in an electric car: pull away, the motorway, country roads, city potholes and arrival – all to a fast dance beat.
09 Turn It Off and On Again 5:53

Me through and through – my life in IT, keeping the systems running and keeping AI in check. IT never sleeps.
10 No Aggravation 4:30

Fast 2-Tone ska and reggae with dub breaks. "Should've been sixty-five… now it's sixty-seven… no aggravation." Second single – out Friday 19 March 2027.
11 Dodgem Boys (Club Mix) 5:33

The dodgems go clubbing – the terrace chant rebuilt for the dance floor.
12 Scooter Ride (Techno Mix) 5:15

The mod ride, right up to date – very heavy techno at 150 BPM, with a rave hoover taking on the drums.

Concept, voice and direction by Trev J Todd. Music arranged and produced with AI (Claude).