Getting into shape for his latest album and tour – BEANS ON TOAST – releases playful new single: The Unlikely Gymnast.
Coinciding with his biggest UK shows to date and the release of his new album Cushty (out 1 Dec), the new track comes with an athletic new video and a short story to set the scene, as written by Beans himself.
As a 36-year old, self proclaimed ‘drunk-folk’ singer, vowing to “make gymnastics sexy again” is a bold statement. Making that same vow to a family of professional gymnasts opens-up an entirely different can of worms….
The Unlikely Gymnast is a humorous be-careful-what-you-wish-for tale to rival the best of them; the true story of how one drunken promise, can set you on a course of unexpected circumstances and soon have you eating your words.
Starring some of the real gymnasts he encountered on that fateful day he spilled the beans, and filmed at the Scarborough Gymnastics Academy in which they perfect their art, Beans on Toast’s latest video is an attempt to come good on his promise to bring sexy back to the sport. You decide the results…
The Unlikely Gymnast is the third single to be released from Beans on Toast’s next album release: Cushty – released today via Xtra Mile Recordings. The track follow former singles Open Door Policy and Jamie & Lilly, plus teaser track Taylor Swift – all of which are available to buy and stream now.
This Autumn, complete with the full backing of a full live band, Beans on Toast is out on the road for the ‘Double Trouble’ UK tour, where he will be sharing a stage with fellow Xtra Mile compadres SKINNY LISTER for a series of shows throughout November and December.
Catch Beans at the following dates:
THE DOUBLE TROUBLE TOUR 2017
NOVEMBER
21 Leeds, UK – Stylus
22 Manchester, UK – O2 The Ritz
23 Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor
24 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Newcastle University
25 Sheffield, UK – The Leadmill
28 Birmingham, UK – Glee Club
29 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
30 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
DECEMBER
01 Cambridge, UK – Junction
02 Leicester, UK – Dryden Street Social
06 Cardiff, UK – The Globe
07 Southampton, UK – 1865
08 Exeter, UK – The Phoenix
09 Bristol, UK – SWX Bristol
10 London, UK – Koko