SIGNED VINYL - The Orchestra of Stories - NEW

This is a pre-order. Release Date is 25th April 2025. 

The Orchestra of Stories delivers what its title promises: a rich tapestry of human narratives, brought to life with grand ambition and intricate detail. 

Throughout the album Tom elevates his celebrated storytelling with a cinematic sweep of songs brimming with drama and poignancy. From ‘The Clairvoyant’ - a mariachi-flavoured tale of a widower deceived by a fraudulent psychic - to ‘The Failed Assassination of Fidel Castro’, which recasts a doomed CIA mission turned love affair, Hickox’s gift for unearthing and reimagining stories from a wide range of sources blossoms here, each song revealing a universal truth that resonates long after the final note has rung out.

Aided by his own work as a composer and drawing inspiration from the sumptuous orchestrations of Scott Walker’s seminal run of self-titled albums, on The Orchestra of Stories, Hickox paints on a far grander scale than before, using the finer details of the score to fully realise the songs and bring them to life.


Tracklist 


Side A

1. The Clairvoyant

2. Chalk Giants

3. Game Show

4. The Shoemaker

5. Roy and Eve
Side B

6. Lament for the Lamentable Elected

7. The Failed Assassination of Fidel Castro

8. The Whole of the Moon

9. Man on the High Road

10. The Port Quin Fishing Disaster