Stephen Fretwell - Busy Guy

Released 16th July 2021.

After an absence of 13 years Stephen Fretwell has announced news of his long-awaited third album, Busy Guy, released 16th July via Speedy Wunderground.
Described by Fretwell as a song cycle of sorts, the album examines the seasons of a life, exploring fatherhood, grief and rebirth, with Fretwells trademark eloquence and wit.

Busy Guy was produced by Fretwells close friend and Speedy Wunderground label boss, Dan Carey. They recorded the whole thing one hot July afternoon in just two hours. I was so fired up, I just rattled off the songs, Fretwell says. I assumed it was the run-through, but Dan said he thought wed got it. The next day, Carey assembled a palate of sound involving keyboards and an electric guitar. Dan said, Im just going to react to the songs over the next few hours, and thats the finished record, besides some cello. The album title was also Careys idea. Fretwell explains: Years ago, Dan asked