Skellig (LP)

Skellig is the twelfth studio album from David Gray.

The second LP to be produced by Ben de Vries, the thirteen-track album departs from the shimmering electronics of 2019's Gold In A Brass Age and embarks on a sparser, communal soundscape.

The multi-vocal layering weaving across Skellig came to Gray during 2013's Sounding Out Tour, where he recruited members of his live band - including Caroline Dale, David Kitt and Rob Malone - to experiment on his catalogue alongside him. Gathering up Dale, Kitt and Malone, and with the addition of Niamh Farrell, Mossy Noalan and de Vries, Gray ventured up to the Scottish Highlands to live out the creation of the record. Welcomed by the kindness of Edwyn Collins, his wife and son, the small, intimate studio felt a fitting location for a record eager to celebrate its Celtic affinity.