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Emerging back into earshot, erstwhile Kaiser Chief Nick J.D. Hodgson is pleased to announce his debut solo album Tell Your Friends. Set for release on January 26th 2018 on his own label imprint Prediction Records.As main songwriter and founder member of Kaiser Chiefs, Hodgson already has an enviable record of global hits under his belt, including number 1 single Ruby and I Predict A Riot. Since leaving the band in 2012 he has written and produced for other artists, and has seen success in this new world with the likes of Mark Ronson, John Newman, Hurts and Ratboy. A solo career was not something Hodgson was even considering, as he explains lsquoIt was a long time since Irsquod written a song just for myselfhellip and then I wrote Thank Yourdquo.Thank You was written one night in Leeds when Hodgson was suffering from manu and waiting for an email that never arrived about a track he had cowritten for another artist. It proved a pivotal moment in the making of Tell Your Friends, and was quickly followed by rst single Suitable and RSVP in the same week ldquoI suddenly thought, OK, letrsquos make this a proper album.rdquoAll the tracks were written and recorded at Hodgsonrsquos home studio in London in the summer of 2017. And as quickly as the ideas came to fruition, the album was completed when he ldquohellipcouldnrsquot write any more and knew that it was nished.rdquo It was produced alongside Dave McCracken Ian Brown, Depeche Mode whom he met on the Ivor Novello judging panel, highlighting again the serendipitous creation of Tell Your Friends.Hodgson played all the instruments himself, aside from a guitar solo by Kaiserrsquos cohort, Whitey on Feel Better, violin on Donrsquot Forget To Go To Sleep courtesy of Anna C Hodgson, and My Own American Dream features The Musicrsquos Rob Harvey keeping it in the Leeds family on backing vocals.Adept at his craft, Tell Your Friends marks Hodgsonrsquos leap from band member to solo artist, and is a collection of songs that sees him expressing himself in a more personal way than ever before ldquoThe lyrics are very honest, I wanted to express myself on this record, delve a little deeper and draw out some feelings Irsquod never touched on in songs beforehellip Irsquod mainly written with someone elsersquos voice in mind, so the lyrics would reect that. I would shy away from writing very personal things, but with this album I thought therersquos no point doing it unless itrsquos honest.rdquoEncompassing his knack for a melody, the album basks in his ability to conjure a great lyric and punchy chorus, be it about love, frustration or fear. Nick JD Hodgson LP is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £12