Y: The Last Man

Animat’s latest release on Disco Gecko features music from their acclaimed live soundtrack to one of Vincent Price’s most underrated films, “The Last Man On Earth”. Originally toured in 2011, the film inspired the album “Imagining Ghosts”, released by Big Chill Recordings, and this collection brings together the highlights from that album together with exclusive new reworkings plus remixes by Deep Dive Corp, DF Tram, The Verbrilli Sound and Disco Gecko’s own Andrew Heath. The album release coincides with live screenings of the resurrected soundtrack at Oswestry’s Kino Cinema and the prestigious Abertoir horror film festival in Aberystwyth.

After 25 years, constant traveling, nine albums, and various solo projects, Saffire are calling it quits with one last tour and Havin' the Last Word, a collection of new tunes, covers of favorites, and songs that define their dissolution. It sounds as though it's a happy-sad decision, gratified for all the success and love accrued from their fans, but pleased for future blues via other partnerships and collaborations that can now be achieved individually. Though all will pursue solo careers – Ann Rabson is already firmly established – it is this magical and timeless combination of spirit, focused same-page concept, and great musicianship that has served Saffire very well far beyond most bands. This final effort showcases individual vocal tracks, as if the group members are already preparing for going out on their own, as there's very little group harmonizing. Individual efforts notwithstanding, the group still convenes musically on common ground, especially when Rabson plays piano, Gaye Adegbalola jams on the slide guitar or harmonica, and Andra Faye offers her musings on fiddle, mandolin, or upright bass.

27-song set. Tour premiere of “Seeds”; “Lucky Town” and “I’m On Fire” return to the set. Four songs from 2020’s Letter To You: “Ghosts,” “Letter to You,” “Last Man Standing” and “I’ll See You In My Dreams.” “Last Man Standing” features a new arrangement. “I’ll See You In My Dreams” is performed solo acoustic to end the show. One song from 2022’s Only the Strong Survive: “Nightshift” (written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange, popularized by The Commodores). Concert stalwarts like “Because The Night,” “Dancing in the Dark,” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” are performed in tighter, shorter versions. “Thunder Road” is the main-set close.