So, it’s October 2023 at the end of Smoked Salmon’s tour of France with the French lineup of Kim, Doug, Dimi & Delphine. Dimi’s got some connections and gets the band a couple of days recording near his home. A year and a bit later, ‘Hell In A Handbasket’ from that session is out as Smoked Salmon’s 2nd single!
The band is embarking on its 2nd Australian tour since recording its debut album (out next February). The single is #2 on the AIR ( look it up) charts 1st week in. Following their 1st film clip for ‘How Did They Ever Manage’ they’ve re-enlisted the considerable talents of Benny J Ward to do what he would with lip synced footage from the band members interspersed with some crazy ink drawn visions of Hell from Kim. The results are somewhat like being in an episode of Get Smart at a Kaos party and someone’s spiked the punch with acid and there’s fuzz guitar and day glow triple exposure all round! What’s not to love about it!
Smoked Salmon’s debut album, which is self-titled, will be released on February 28, 2025, and will comprise a selection of new material that sits seamlessly alongside ‘the old stuff you love’ (ie The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon & The Surrealists and Antenna), all lovingly performed by an international cast.