Justin Sullivan releases Surrounded
Today also sees the release of ‘Amundsen’, the very first single from “Surrounded” which gives a dramatic first insight into this very personal album.
Justin Sullivan about ‘Amundsen’: “The stories of polar (and in particular Antarctic) adventurers at the beginning of the 20th Century have long been a fascination. On my first solo record, the song 'Ocean Rising' is, in part, the story of Ernest Shackleton's epic voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia. The final race to reach the South Pole between Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott is another fascinating tale. Being raised in England, Scott and his 'noble, tragic' failure is a story written large in national mythology but the other man, a truly remarkable explorer, is rarely acknowledged. The battle over who gets to tell which version of a story is very relevant in these times of 'culture wars', but the song is more a simple study of the man himself; I hope I have done him justice.”
‘Amundsen’ is now available as stream and digital download: https://JustinSullivan.lnk.to/Amundsen
The single is also accompanied by an official music video which can be found on the official New Model Army YouTube channel.
Watch video
Embedded content from a social media network that wants to write or read cookies (YouTube). You have not given consent for this.