Western Skies is the brand new album of Roddy Frame. His third solo release, is titled"Western Skies". It follows a similar pattern to 2002's brilliantly received"Surf" released on the Redemption label in the UK. The 11 tracks feature delightfully soulful, emotive vocals from Roddy, expertly crafted songs and Roddy's accomplished, immaculate guitar work. Whereas"Surf" was an entirely solo effort,"Western Skies" was recorded and co-produced with Jeremy Stacey in his Chelsea studio with Roddy playing guitars and occasional bass, Jeremy playing drums and other instruments and some additional bass from Mark Neary. There is more light and shade than on"Surf" but it's still an old-style"back to basics" record, all recorded on tape with nothing digital in sight. Aztec Camera was essentially a band in name only with Roddy Frame the leader, singer, songwriter and guitarist. The group signed to Glasgow's seminal Postcard label when he was just 16 and he scored his first major hit with"Oblivious" taken from his Rough Trade debut album"High Land Hard Rain" in 1983."Somewhere In My Heart" was a huge hit in 1988 and he continued to work as Aztec Camera into the mid-nineties, working with a diverse range of people including Mick Jones of the Clash, Tommy Lipuma and Japanese composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. Roddy then released his first solo album, The North Star in 1998.