Well, as you may have spotted on the frontpage of the site, thanks to the magic of internet voting, I made the shortlist for XFM Debut Album of 2007. I’m very pleased to say that I’m the only independent artist on the list, the only one who hasn’t had daytime playlisting on radio and all that kind of thing. The awards are in January, and obviously I won’t win against the likes of the Klaxons and Kate Nash, but just being on the list is a victory for the underdog. And obviously, it’s thanks to the people who took the time to go over and vote. So a massive, massive thankyou to everyone who made the effort.

I’m back from the USA finally. The end of the tour, in LA, was a lot of fun. I’m hopefully going to be heading back there early next year sometime. I also found out I’m an uncle. The only cloud in this array of silver linings is that I just lost a shitload of emails, so if you mailed me in the last month or so and I didn’t reply, maybe try again.

Back in the studio this morning to finish off album 2. I can’t wait. Then a few London shows before Christmas – be advised that the first one will be insanely rammed and over-subscribed, so keep your eyes for tickets to the Luminaire show on Deecember 13th. See you there.