After The Snow 2022 North American Tour
11 October 2021
We are happy to announce our 2022 North American headline tour dates and new live CD/DVD! We'll perform our album 'After the Snow' in its entirety, as well as other favorites from our catalog.
When we finally play the whole of the 'After the Snow' album for the first time on tour, emotions will run high. Expect a lot of pent up energy and excitement. It’s been a long time coming and will be worth the wait.
2022 Tour Dates below:
MARCH
05-11 - Port Canaveral, FL - The 80’s Cruise
12 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable St.
13 - Orlando, FL - The Social
16 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
19 - Houston, TX - Numbers
20 - Austin, TX - 3Ten Live
22 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
23 - Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
26 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress Plaza
27 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
JUNE
08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
09 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
10 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw
11 - The Dalles, OR - Granada Theater
14 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
17 - Riverside, CA - The Concert Lounge
18 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
19 - Los Angeles, CA - Part-time Punks @ Echo
22 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove
24 - Kansas City - Record Bar
26 - Crystal Lake, IL - Raue Center
28 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Café
30 - Three Oaks, MI - The Acorn
JULY
01 - Milwaukee, WI - TBA
02 - Evanston, IL - Space
SEPTEMBER
07 - Philadelphia, PA - Ardmore
08 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
09 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
10 - Pawling, NY - Daryl’s House
13 - New York, NY - Sony Hall
14 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
16 - W. Springfield, MA - The Big E
17 - W. Springfield, MA - The Big E
18 - W. Springfield, MA - The Big E
20 - Pittsburgh - Crafthouse
22 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag
24 - Buffalo, NY - Spirit of the 80’s
First Official Live Recording! Available Now!
CD, CD/DVD and Digital Download of the
After the Snow Live from Indigo
Order from your music service of choice, ModernEnglish.Bandcamp.com or
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Dawn Chorus:
When summer returns to its warm green fields
The sun fading, pastel in the breeze
The swallow swooping, migrating home
The dawning days morning with a sigh
Opening windows with a wounding cry
The rainbow's lost its dreams of gold
And everything slows
When summer returns to its warm green fields
The sun fading, pastel in the breeze
The swallow swooping, migrating home
And everything slows
The closing vacuum draws you in
Strange visions, balloons on white stallions
A wall of sound with flutes and strings
Rising on a wave of voices
Surrounded by your humble faith
Morning's there to wake us
In time rain and sky
the world is breathing, living, but turning in its rage
When summer returns to its warm green fields
Everything slows
The sun fading, pastel in the breeze
Everything slows
The swallow swooping, migrating home
Everything slows
The swallow swooping, migrating home
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Tables Turning:
The bells are tolling for me and my love
New horizon's fading, but fading from my trust
All the walls are falling 'round my ears
I can see the writing's on those walls
Can't you tell me what to do?
I always place my trust in you
Reaching out for what is mine
Pulling down the invisible blind
Empty beds for an empty mind
Something difficult to describe
Content but not quite safe
I turned and watched you fade away
Can't you tell me what to do?
I always place my trust in you
Reaching out for what is mine
Pulling down the invisible blind
Can't you tell me what to do?
I always place my trust in you
It's the blind leading the blind
How can we be so kind?
Help yourself to another bite
Everything will be alright
The table's turning 'round to you
Lay awhile before the silver cracks in two
Can't you tell me what to do?
Available Now!
After The Snow Tour Tee with new Vaughan Oliver artwork
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After The Snow:
The rhythm of the rain gives an off beat on the window pane
Like an angel crying from the sky
I can see its beauty after the snow
I can see its beauty after the snow
The temperature's dropping rapidly
Normal service will shortly be resumed
I can see its beauty after the snow
I can see its beauty
After the snow (has gone away)
After the snow
I stood and watched the dark sky rise
with glaring sunlight in my eyes
I thought of home and times gone by
And laughed aloud at the crimson sky
After the snow (x4)
After the snow there's something more (x4)
After the snow
After the snow
The rhythm of the rain gives an offbeat on the window pane
Like an angel crying from the sky
I can see its beauty after the snow
I can see its beauty
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The Prize:
The waiting’s done
That wait from year to year
The water’s gone
Another souvenir
The prize for some
For me the prize is clear
The prize is in your eyes (x4)
Lies and more lies, lies and more lies
It’s the race you run
Open up those eyes
Reveal lies
To see what’s real
Relax with me and feel (repeat)
The prize is in those eyes (x4)
Lies and more lies, lies and more lies
The wait is done
Your face tells me I’m real
I smile at you
Another souvenir
We laugh aloud
To me your lies are dear
The prize is in those eye (lies and more lies) it’s the race you run (repeat to fade)
Ricochet Days Re-Imagined
April 2021
We've updated the cover art for 'Ricochet Days'.
Re-imagined art by Chris Bigg.
Photography on art by Marc Atkins.
Dedicated to our friend Vaughan Oliver 1957 – 2019
Vaughan Oliver designed this sleeve for us shortly before his untimely passing in December 2019.
We felt it was only fitting to release his work.
We have brought together Vaughan’s friend and long-time design partner Chris Bigg to finalize the art work and realize Vaughan’s vision.
We thank Marc Atkins (photographer) who collaborated with Vaughan for many years and worked on this sleeve and Vaughan’s wife Lee Oliver Widdows for making sure Vaughan’s legacy is kept alive.
Modern English. April 2021.
2021: New Year, New Website, New Music!
Live From Indigo at the O2
Modern English perform their After The Snow album Live in it's Entirety 9/25/20, 9/26/20, & 12/11/20. Watch this space or Facebook for future shows.
After The Snow US Tour (postponed)
Due to COVID-19...Our 2020 Summer USA tour has been put on hold until further notice. Dates TBD.
We had planned on touring for our Anniversary Tour for After The Snow. Due to unforeseen circumstances this year has had on us all, we hope to postpone this to next year. 2020 After The Snow Anniversary Shows postponed until further notice. Keep an eye on this space for further details
The closest to playing live this year will the playing After The Snow album in its entirety Live at the O2! This will be streamed at certain dates off and on throughout 2020. So stay tuned!
Modern English After The Snow Tour Live 2020 dates
