HECTOR GANNET - Return with Double-A Side Single "The Jetty's End" / "Until My Bonnie Can Be Revived"

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HECTOR GANNET

RETURN WITH DOUBLE-A SIDE SINGLE

“THE JETTY’S END” / “UNTIL MY BONNIE CAN BE REVIVED”

OUT NOW

Northeastern masters of ancient-and-modern folk and rock Hector Gannet make a compelling return with their new double A-side single, out now on 12-inch etched vinyl and digital.

Admired by music maniacs from Chris Packham to Sam Fender and acclaimed as “North Shields’ answer to Crazy Horse” (Uncut), the literate, dreadnought-passionate words and music of Tyneside group Hector Gannet have built through two previous albums. There have been live dates with artists from Elbow and Sea Power to Lindisfarne and Richard Thompson – plus massive shows with Sam Fender at the vast Northeastern shrine that is Newcastle United’s St James’ Park ground. All this now culminates in the exhilarating and ambitious dimensions of new double A-side single “The Jetty’s End” / “Until My Bonnie Can Be Revived”. These moving clarion calls will be followed by the third Hector Gannet album, in 2026.

The jetty of “The Jetty’s End” is a very specific structure in North Tyneside, dilapidated but rich in atmosphere – an age-old “hailing station” where an official would stand and hail passing ships, recording their cargo and destination. This track sees Hector Gannet add church bells, brass and a youth choir to a song that explores Northeastern place and memory. All this is transformed into a gorgeous metaphorical wash, a song that brims with a universal sense of wonder. A crescendo is fired on by lyrics that take in human history, human connection and our devotional rituals – prayer books, work, war, the sea. And not forgetting the cormorants perched on the jetty – prehistoric creatures, their wings drying in heraldic repose, like birds at the end of the world.

The church bells and choir were recorded live at the 17th-century Christ Church in North Shields, with the bells melody plotted by the church’s Ringing Master. The brass was arranged by Jason Holcombe. Hector Gannet frontman Aaron Duff was delighted to discover, over coffee with Jason, that this now North Shields-resident American brass expert has also worked with The O’Jays. The single was recorded in the well-equipped Polestar Studios in Newcastle and mixed by Eduardo De La Paz (The Charlatans, Self Esteem, Frightened Rabbit) at Tostado Studios, and was mastered at London’s famed Abbey Rd Studios. Ancient and modern elements – blended to beautiful and moving effect.

Hector Gannet are named after a fishing vessel of the same name, a boat which Aaron’s late paternal grandfather served on and which suffered fatal misadventure off Great Yarmouth in 1968. While attempting to aid a storm-battered offshore gas platform, three members of the Hector Gannet crew died. A recording of Aaron’s grandfather talking about the incident features on the new single’s second track, “Until My Bonnie Can Be Revived”.

Hector Gannet are currently working on their third album. They’re set to accompany it with a range of dates in 2026 – from the local (an already-sold-out 600-capacity night in North Shields), to the national and the international, including dates in Belfast in January and the SXSW festival in Texas in March. Hector Gannet live shows vary between full band performances and Aaron appearing as Hector Gannet as a solo act.

“The Jetty’s End” / “Until My Bonnie Can Be Revived” single is released on Guga Records.

Live dates

NOV 25

14th – Sunderland Independent

15th – Exchange North Shields *Sold Out

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