Paul Heaton releases a brand new solo albumThe Mighty Severaland this exclusive black and white splatter effect LP, limited to 750 copies and hand-numbered to order. Produced by legendary producer Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds and recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford,the record features 12 new original songs, performed by Paul and his band and a number of special guest singers including Heatons regular live vocalist Rianne Downey as well as Yvonne Shelton and Danny Muldoon (all of whom are pictured on the album sleeve alongside Paul). Paul Heaton, who was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards in 2022 for Outstanding Song Collection, is one of the UKs most successful songwriters with 15 million album sales with his bands The Housemartins, The Beautiful South, solo and in recent years with Jacqui Abbott, with classics including Happy Hour, A Little Time, Perfect 10 and Rotterdam. Heaton first came to prominence in the early 80s as The Housemartins front man and following the bands break up, Heatonformed The Beautiful South in 1988, with the band becoming one of the biggest-selling UK acts of all time, releasing 10 hugely successful albums, later calling it a dayin 2007. Paul released his first solo albumFat Chancein 2001 and released two further solo albums, a musical calledThe 8thand after teaming up with former Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbott, released five acclaimed albums as a duo with their last two both going straight into the UK Chart at Number 1.