'Great Things' now available

A big THANK YOU to the 600 people who came from far and wide (Holland, Sweden, USA, Ipswich, London, Southampton, Glasgow, Fazakerley) to the two '50 songs' shows in Liverpool over the weekend. Judging by the standing ovation I'm sure you'll agree that they could well be amongst the best performances that Ian has ever given. It was a great way to end the year and Ian thanks you all from the bottom of his heart for making the weekend truly special.

What next we hear you ask - 2012 will be the year of 'Little Episodes'. Ian is currently holed up in the studio working on his next album which we hope to have released to coincide with the 'Little Episodes' dates in February - please see the 'tour dates' page.

The plan for the tour, which will see 'Little Episodes' springing up all over the country is to play the whole album from start to finish along with some Icicle Works and McNabb standards. More dates will be announced as we go along and you are all invited - watch this space!!

A DVD of Ian's historic show with Crazy Horse from the 1994 Glastonbury Festival is now available to buy at the McNabb store. The DVD, mastered from Ian's personal archive, contains the complete show and comes with unique artwork.

A new review of the 'Great Things' album has appeared on the 'Scene Point Blank' website in the USA - thought you might like to read it.

Ian McNabb - Great Things

New solo record from the ex-Icicle Works frontman finds him stretching his wings creatively with spectacular results. Songwriting is the focus here, with guitar leads taking a back seat to the overall atmosphere of each song. For the most part, each song is given room to breathe (there's only one song under the 4-minute mark) and time to draw the listener into his world. “Great Things” is a cool mid-tempo tune with a chorus that soars out of the speakers. “Empires End” kicks in with some laid back upright bass courtesy of Roy Corkill and a Pink Floyd-like guitar riff that will definitely stay in your head for awhile. “Stormchaser” features some wild backwards guitar at the intro while McNabb sings “isn't it time you took a look at what's before you?/isn't it time you realize that there is someone out there/someone waitin' for you?” I could go on and on about all the songs on this record fairly easily, but it's safe to say that US music fans are missing out on a quality release here, which is a damn shame. Remember when you first heard Peter Gabriel's So, and it still sounds great now? Buy this and you will be saying that about Great Things years from now-guaranteed.