ANDREW CUSHIN
NEW SINGLE JUST LIKE YOU’D WANT ME TO (30TH AUGUST)
DEBUT ALBUM WAITING FOR THE RAIN (29TH SEPTEMBER)
Andrew Cushin, who is just about to embark on an arena tour across Europe (supporting Louis Tomlinson), releases a new single Just Like You’d Want Me To through Strap Originals on Wednesday 30th August.
Just Like You’d Want Me To is the sixth track (following It’s Coming Round Again, 4.5%, You’ll Be Free, Dream For A Moment and Wor Flags) to be taken from Andrew Cushin’s hotly anticipated debut album Waiting For The Rain – which is coming on 29th September. Just Like You’d Want Me To can be listened/Preordered here:https://found.ee/ACJustLike
On Just Like You’d Want Me To, Andrew says “Its a song about resilience, hope and inner belief, standing tall and knowing that better days are gonna come. ‘We’ll do no wrong if you keep singing along’ is one of my favourite lines from the entire record, it means to me that by the power of music, everything will be okay.”
Louis Tomlinson and Peter Doherty have joined forces with their respective record labels to release Andrew Cushin’s album ‘Waiting For The Rain’ Peter and Louis bonded over their mutual admiration for Andrew, who is signed to Peter’s ‘Strap Originals’ label.
23-year-old singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin is Newcastle’s fastest rising star. He has already recorded with Noel Gallagher and counts Paul Weller and Sam Fender among his biggest cheerleaders.
Waiting For The Rain was produced by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers) and recorded at Rockfield studios in Monmouth and The Libertines Albion Rooms studios in Margate. The album will be released on Vinyl (multiple limited edition colour variations), CD and Digital download and is available to preorder now from https://found.ee/ACWaitingForTheRain
Due to phenomenal demand Andrew Cushin has added an additional show in his hometown at Newcastle’s City Hall on 16th December to his previously announced Waiting For The Rain Tour. The full list of dates is:
OCTOBER
12th Carlisle Brickyard
13th Belfast Voodoo
14th Dublin Academy 2
16th Liverpool O2 Academy2
17th Oxford O2 Academy2
18th London Scala
19th Bristol Thekla
21st Birmingham O2 Institute2
22nd Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
24th Brighton Patterns
25th Milton Keynes Craufurd Arms
26th Leicester O2 Academy2
28th Nottingham Rescue Rooms
29th Leeds Wardrobe
31st Sheffield O2 Academy2
NOVEMBER
1st Glasgow St. Lukes
2nd Manchester Band On The Wall
4th Newcastle O2 City Hall (SOLD OUT)
DECEMBER
16th Newcastle O2 City Hall
Tickets available now from ticketmaster.co.uk seetickets.com and andrewcushin.com
Andrew grew up on a council estate in Heaton, Newcastle. His songs, delivered in a gorgeous baritone that sounds way beyond his years, are full of his experiences growing up, his lust for life, his grief at the loss of loved ones, his hopes and fears, his love and his stoicism.
Andrew Cushin released his debut single It’s Gonna Get Better (2020) followed by Waiting For The Rain (2020); ’Where’s My Family Gone’ (2021) featuring production and guitar from Noel Gallagher and in 2022, through Peter Doherty’s Strap Originals label, You Don’t Belong EP and double A Side single You’ll Be Free / Dream For A Moment.
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
