PANDEMIC
SONGS
Songs written during the first months of the coronavirus lockdown.
Pandemic Songs was released on 4 September 2020 and distributed by Cargo Records on CD.
ABOUT PANDEMIC SONGS
Pandemic Songs was released on 4 September 2020. The songs were written between March and June 2020, during the first coronavirus lockdown.
The album reflected life during lockdown, celebrated the endurance and commitment of key workers, and highlighted the political failures and inequalities that became increasingly visible during the pandemic.
The album was available on CD and was distributed by Cargo Records. It was recorded in a socially distanced environment with a pared-down version of The Irregulars.
John Forrester played bass and provided vocals, Arvin Johnson played drums, percussion and Spanish guitar, and Fae Simon provided vocals.
TRACK LIST
Fourteen songs written through the extraordinary first months of the pandemic.
- Saint Mary
- Monday Afternoon in the Paris House
- 422
- One More Lockdown Day
- 5373
- 89p
- Disinfectant
- The Highlight of My Week
- All the Bells Were Ringing
- Lockdown Jokes & Stories
- Victory in Europe
- The Days We Don't Forget
- In Palmeira Square
- Big Floyd
SOME REVIEWS
“Another fine album from one of the country's finest songwriters.”
Dai Jeffries
Folking.com · August 2020
“If you're looking for a musician articulating the truth, inequality and absurdity of what we are experiencing right now and still leaving you with hope, then this is for you.”
Spillers Records
1 August 2020
“Pandemic Songs proves that the pen and guitar are indeed mightier than the sword, and cannot be recommended highly enough.”
David Pratt
FATEA Records · August 2020
“This is an album that captures the time, the essence of the months waiting, wondering, wishing. For me, the resonances were palpable. The observations, the commentaries, responses to the situation by Robb Johnson struck more than a note.”
Richard Hollingum
Folk Radio · 27 August 2020
“A soundtrack to 2020 fusing satire with razor sharp wit.”
Jack Kidd
Messin' with the Kidd · 31 August 2020
“In years to come they could play this album in school history lessons to hammer home the dreadful situation and devastating consequences on the entire world in 2020.”
Jack Kidd
Messin' with the Kidd · 31 August 2020
“If ever there was an artist that was made for the task, it is Robb Johnson. 'Prolific' doesn't even come close to explaining the Londoner, but he is one of the finest political songwriters that has ever graced these shores.”
Andy Thorley
Maximum Volume Music · 25 September 2020
“At least, one of only a few songwriters left who dare to have an opinion and speak out!”
FolkWorld
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Garth Cartwright
Songlines
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