Newcastle’s Andrew Cushin is back with his latest single ‘Where’s My Family Gone?’ and, this time he brought his mates. Having forged a friendship with Noel Gallagher after his praise of former single ‘Waiting For The Rain’, Gallagher stepped in to produce, provide guitars and backing vocals. From demos to Virgin Records and supporting Two Door Cinema Club, Cushin’s rise is one of 2020’s music industry success stories.
From the moment took Ashcroft’s modern classic ‘They Don’t Own Me’ and channelled it through Gallagher’s aching,
It was inevitable Gallagher would become a kindred spirit. They share the ability to paint broken and battered landscapes with the merest of chinks of light to sow seeds of hope. ‘Where’s My Family Gone?’ reaches into the heart of Gallagher’s ‘The Dying of the Light’ and ‘Right Stuff’ and pulls out another aching gem.
Where Cushin departs from his idol and mentor is lyrically. Where Gallagher buried his family past, Cushin has opened his heart and, in a time of such despair, is highly welcomed.
Noel’s influence is apparent to see, the ‘Riverman’ solo illuminates Cushin’s pain and the production begins to paint broader horizons for him to search. The past eats away at the mortals. For the greats, well, they turn into something we all want to follow.