Butler, Blake & Grant come together for new joint album

A self-titled debut album from musicians and songwriters Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant will be released in March.

The three artists first played together at the 2022 Celtic Connections festival, before discussing a potential album. Butler is best known for his work in Suede but has since been a prolific producer and collaborator. Norman Blake is the songwriter and lead vocalist for Teenage Fanclub, while James Grant was a founding member of Scottish band Love and Money. This new album brings them together for a sound full of vocal harmonies and guitar interplay, as you might expect. 

To be clear, this isn’t an album full of co-written songs. There’s 10 tracks on the album and each track is composed by one member of the ‘group’ and sung by the person indicated on the track listing below. The two exceptions are ‘Bring An End’ (which you can preview, below) which is by Norman Blake & James Grant and the instrumental ‘Rosus Posus’ which is written by all three men.

Butler, Blake & Grant will be released on Bernard Butler’s own label, 355 Records. It is available in a number of vinyl editions as well as on CD. The official shop has an exclusive gold and black ‘sepia tone’ coloured vinyl, but it is also available in transparent vinyl.

Butler, Blake & Grant will be released on 28 March 2025 via 355 Records.

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BUTLER, BLAKE & GRANT

Butler Blake and Grant - CD edition

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Tracklisting

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• CD edition
  • 1. Bring An End – Norman Blake
    2. One And One Is Two – James Grant
    3.  The 90s – Bernard Butler
    4. Down By The Sea – Norman Blake
    5. The Old Mortality – Bernard Butler
    6. Girl With A Little Black Number – James Grant
    7. Writing’s On The Wall – Norman Blake
    8. Rosus Posus – Instrumental
    9. Seemed She Always Knew – James Grant
    10. There’s Always Something You Can Change – Bernard Butler
• Vinyl LP
  • Side One
    1. Bring An End – Norman Blake
    2. One And One Is Two – James Grant
    3.  The 90s – Bernard Butler
    4. Down By The Sea – Norman Blake
    5. The Old Mortality – Bernard Butler
  • Side Two
    1. Girl With A Little Black Number – James Grant
    2. Writing’s On The Wall – Norman Blake
    3. Rosus Posus – Instrumental
    4. Seemed She Always Knew – James Grant
    5. There’s Always Something You Can Change – Bernard Butler