{"product_id":"tom-henry-what-s-left","title":"Tom Henry - What’s Left","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Left\u003c\/em\u003e is the new album by \u003cstrong\u003eTom Henry\u003c\/strong\u003e, releasing November 20th, 2026 on Royal Oakie Records. Where his debut album \u003cem\u003eSongs to Sing and Dance To\u003c\/em\u003e leaned into big dreams, \u003cem\u003eWhat's Left\u003c\/em\u003e is a record about what remains once the dust settles, delivered with the wit and charm of a young rocker in his prime. The familiar influences are still there — \u003cstrong\u003ePaul McCartney\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBig Star\u003c\/strong\u003e loom large (though there's a little more \u003cem\u003eThird\/Sister Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e this time around), but now the songs are lush and polished, with new sounds creeping in around Henry’s trademark power pop hooks. On a handful of tracks you can even hear strains of \u003cstrong\u003eSyd Barrett\u003c\/strong\u003e influenced acid-folk alongside psychedelic rock that recalls \u003cstrong\u003eThe Brian Jonestown Massacre\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/strong\u003e at their most lysergic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in collaboration with \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Glasebrook\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Case\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSugar Candy Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e), and engineered by Glasebrook and Stephen Shirk, the album was tracked across two cities at Shirk Studios in Chicago, IL and The Garden Shed in Oakland, CA, where Glasebrook also handled mixing and mastering. The record's cross-continental origins reflect the movements of Tom’s own life over the past half decade, which found him departing his native Chicago for Los Angeles before returning home four years later, and lend the album its distinctive sound of Midwestern grit mixed with California sunshine across all twelve tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpener \"\u003cem\u003eSomeone I Need\u003c\/em\u003e\" sets the tone: an old-fashioned, up-beat rocker built for a roadside diner jukebox somewhere out along the backroads of your mind — it's crunchy tape tones and horn arrangement lending warmth to the song as the narrator asks for a dance and beckons the listener along for the ride. By \"\u003cem\u003eIt's Not Meant to Be,\u003c\/em\u003e\" the record turns inward, wrestling with the exhaustion of trying to find love in the modern age — especially for someone who wears their heart on their sleeve and often comes to find their suitor's wardrobe doesn't have room. \"\u003cem\u003eSilverlake Song,\u003c\/em\u003e\" reminiscent of early \u003cstrong\u003eDonovan\u003c\/strong\u003e, kicks off with otherworldly sitar — a wry postcard from the west, tracing how the shimmering promise of L.A.'s Silver Lake enchants, bargains with, and ultimately tries to ruin the starry-eyed dreamer — and very nearly succeeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to Tom–who sang and played guitar, bass, and keys–the album features musical contributions from co-producer David Glasebrook, \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Daley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Daley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFinn Swingley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLewis Patzner\u003c\/strong\u003e, and labelmates \u003cstrong\u003eGraham Patzner\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Lloyd\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Beins\u003c\/strong\u003e. Liner notes come courtesy of Ian F. Svenonius, who — in the guise of one Johnny Sincere of Integrated Star Management Ltd. — recounts his company's failed attempt to sell Tom Henry a gimmick: a space suit, a coal miner's neckerchief, a lounge pianist's dead-eyed shades. Tom turned them all down. As Svenonius tells it, when reminded that every story's been told and every gimmick's been used, that all that's left is to admire the photographs of what's gone before, Tom simply shrugged: rock 'n' roll is an eternal spring, and if this is what's left, that's just fine with him — it's what he likes to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROYAL OAKIE","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":59436383535449,"sku":"SDZ-52460","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":59436383568217,"sku":"SDZ-52461","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/CAR_20260915_1044_094536_798_v_0884400006943_002.jpg?v=1789474693","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/tom-henry-what-s-left","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}