Paul Heaton's video blog
Follow Paul's behind the scenes antics as he promotes and tours the new album, The Cross Eyed Rambler. You can view more clips by clicking on 'Shows' and scrolling left and right... Paul Heaton, the lyrical genius behind The Beautiful South and The Housemartins is about to release his new album The Cross Eyed Rambler. It will be the 14th album of his career and his first release as a solo artist.

For the first time since 1986 and the birth of The Housemartins, Heaton has stripped his sound back to a basic four piece band. Combined with a bagful of brand new songs, and a ‘freshness’ normally associated with an artist's salad days, The Cross Eyed Rambler is an album full both of the familiar and the genuinely surprising.

The album is a showcase for the diversity of Heaton’s song-writing talent, from the pop wizardry of 'Mermaids And Slaves' and 'Good Old Fashioned Town' to songs such as 'The Ring From Your Hand', 'The Pub' and 'Little Red Rooster', where Heaton’s words begins to sound like an Alan Bennett of his day. This is the first real album for the credit-crunch!

The album is released on 7th July and we'll be keeping you up to date with what's going on here at crosseyedrambler.com... There'll be ramblings from Heaton, exclusive footage and bonus content for you to download, so make sure you check back regularly. Put your email address in here to get all the latest news sent direct to your inbox.