Resource note · July 11, 2018

A conversation at Rough Trade East

An Resourced account of a public discussion with BBC 6 Music presenter Matt Everitt during the release period for Our Country: Americana Act II.

Rows of records in an independent music shop
An editorial image used as visual context for an in-store music event.

Public appearance

Release-period discussion in London

In July 2018, Ray Davies took part in an in-store conversation at Rough Trade East in London with BBC 6 Music presenter Matt Everitt. The appearance marked the release period for Our Country: Americana Act II.

The event placed the album within a public setting associated with independent record culture, bringing listeners together around a new chapter in the later recording catalogue. The discussion formed part of the wider attention surrounding the record after its late-June release.

Our Country: Americana Act II continued a story-led approach that combined songs with a broad American setting. In Resource terms, the Rough Trade East visit is useful as a record of how the release was introduced through conversation as well as recorded music.

Resource context

This page preserves an older public notice as editorial reference material. It does not provide current event, retail or release information.

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