Baxter Dury is pleased to announce the final track ‘Mockingjay’ from his forthcoming studio album ‘Allbarone’ which will be released on Friday, September 12th 2025. The Album was produced by Paul Epworth.
“Mockinjay” comes from a surprising inspiration, Baxter says:
“I was watching one of those Jennifer Lawrence Hunger Games films,” Baxter says. “It’s called Mockingjay, and it’s about a rebel, a romantic revolutionary type. And the song is applying that character-type to everyday people now. Instagram people who post their revolutionary intentions on Instagram stories, knowing that’s as far as it goes. I’m not saying people shouldn’t do that, but I can inhabit that pathetic romantic character in a song. Maybe that stops me being the person in real life.”
• WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘MOCKINGJAY’ | LISTEN TO ‘MOCKINGJAY’ •
• ‘Allbarone’ •
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• ‘Allbarone’ Reviews •
“Aylesbury’s own Serge Gainsbourg shines more singular, enigmatic and full of life than ever.”
– The Skinny ★★★★★ –
“Dury bleeds contemporary culture into the formidable, still-relevant influence of great works from history with ease…Dury and Epworth are a delightful pairing, and the nine tracks which form this ninth studio album are quite unlike anything either artist has worked on before.”
– Cult Following ★★★★★ –
“Dury’s new album takes his poetical matter of fact lyricism and plants it firmly in a disco balled universe, complete with some silky production skills by Paul Epworth. It glistens in the dark, illuminating a tortured soul that Baxter twists and turns into a finely pointed pointed juxtaposition, piercing your consciousness and shocking you into a reality you always knew existed but wished didn’t.”
– Narc Magazine ★★★★★ –
“His most compelling album in almost a decade”
– Record Collector ★★★★ –
“On his ninth album, Dury has teamed up with Paul Epworth…It’s a highly potent and undeniably successful combination.”
– Uncut Magazine ★★★★ –
“Premium Hammersmith odium from New Boots And Panties! cover star…Same old boots, maybe, BUT significantly racier kecks.”
– MOJO ★★★★ –
“Allbarone sees Dury stronger than ever, marking him as a one to watch as we gear up for award season early next year.”
– The Indiependent –
“Allbarone is proof that Dury has experimented, pushing his sound to a more refined and polished world of electronica.”
– Music Is To Blame –
“This album is genuinely like Charlie XCX meets the Pet Shop Boys at their most dancefloor, with Baxter’s droll poetry and delivery over the top…it is an absolutely brilliant collision.”
– Reading Indie Life –
“It’s Dury’s nine-track version of dance music – the poetry pouring into, or punching against – the whirl of machines in states of tectonic propulsion.”
– Louder Than War –
• READ MORE ABOUT ‘ALLBARONE’ HERE •
Baxter Dury’s next show is at All Together Now, Waterford Ireland.
In the Autumn an extensive UK and EU headline tour will take place to celebrate the album release.
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