Posted by Jem today at the Frost website:
"I’ve canned the COA album as in all honesty it was a futile attempt to wriggle out of my 3 album deal with InsideOut so I could actually own the album I really wanted to make. With the benefit of a holiday in France and some time to think, I realised I was cutting my nose off to spite my face which benefitted nobody, especially my nose and, more importantly, yon Frosties whom I love and respect above all else. There was a danger of insulting everybody’s intelligence over this so this album will indeed be “Six Minutes In September” after all. We got there in the end eh? ... So with that in mind and again contrary to the original plan, the album will now not be released in 2 bits, 6 months apart. Since announcing that idea, I was quickly informed that The Tangent and Big Big Train were already doing something similar therefore we’re going to be really really daring and release the whole thing as a actual, proper double album all at the same time."
As a typically Jem-ish postscript, he also adds "Fresh Earl Grey tea, brewed from a just opened foil pack, is one of the most refreshing drinks in the world."
Anyone who follows Frost devotedly won't be surprised that Jem has scrapped his idea to do a separate album this year, but will instead now make 'Six Minutes in September' as a fully-blown double album. Any bets on for the next unexpected twist with Jem's plans for Frost? :-)
The guy's a legend, as far as I'm concerned, and he can do whatever he wants. After all, Frost* is a labour of love on his part, and he doesn't owe me anything.
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