House Upon the Hill explained

House Upon the Hill
Type:ep
Artist:RJ Thompson
Cover:RJ Thompson House Upon The Hill EP Cover Art.jpg
Released:24 November 2014
Recorded:2014
Length:19:26
Label:Chicken Wire
Producer:Adam Sinclair
Prev Title:The Cognitive Rules
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Live
Next Year:2016

House Upon the Hill is a 2014 EP by British singer-songwriter RJ Thompson. It was released on 24 November 2014 and serves as the follow-up to his 2011 EP The Cognitive Rules. The EP was recorded at Blast Recording and Loft Music Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne, and mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios.[1] [2]

Tours

To promote the EP, Thompson went on tour as the support act to Jools Holland. The tour consisted of five dates including the Royal Albert Hall, London, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, O2 Apollo, Manchester,[3] and Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.[4] [5] [6]

Singles

"The Numbers" was released as a single on 1 June 2014, later appearing on the House Upon the Hill EP when it was released on 24 November 2014.

Reception

The title track from the EP received airplay on dozens of UK radio stations, and was playlisted on The Breeze network of stations (covering 15 different regions of the UK).[7]

"No Man's Land", one of the songs on the EP, was featured on the cover CD for UK music magazine Acoustic Magazine in January 2015.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christian Wright Discography – Abbey Road Studios . Abbey Road Studios . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213225624/http://www.abbeyroad.com/Engineers/Engineer/25/Christian-Wright . 13 February 2015 .
  2. Web site: RJ Thompson – Music . RJ Thompson Official Website . 9 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109235040/http://www.rjthompsonmusic.com/music/ . 9 January 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: O2 Apollo Manchester Listings . O2 Apollo Manchester.
  4. Web site: Jools Holland Tour Support List Winter 2014 . Jools Holland Official Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222191046/http://www.joolsholland.com/tour/Jools_Holland_Support_Autumn_2014.pdf . 22 December 2014 .
  5. Web site: RJ Thompson Songkick Concert Listings . Songkick.
  6. Web site: Narc Magazine – RJ Thompson Interview . Narc Magazine.
  7. Web site: The Breeze – Playlist Search . Breeze Radio . 15 January 2015 . https://archive.today/20141208093151/http://bristol.thebreeze.com/music/?date=2014-12-02&time=18 . 8 December 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: RJ Thompson talks Taylor Guitars, Jools Holland and House Upon The Hill. Acoustic Magazine.