For nearly 30 years, Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers has been one half of the legendary joint vocal strike force of The Men They Couldn’t Hang. Audiences around the world from Cairo to Reykjavik, Brisbane to Vancouver and Berlin to London have submitted to his effervescent and heartfelt vocal style in stadium, theatre, hall and after hours lock in.
Now, leading a cast as varied as in any vintage caper movie, Odgers steps out from under the spiky shell of TMTCH and emerges with a classic slice of folk country pop –The Godforsaken Voyage to be released 11th March on Vinyl Star Records.
Initially conceived as an EP of favourite covers, Phil’s re-union with producer Mick Glossop (Waterboys, Zappa, Van Morrison etc) rapidly produced the fast selling Amazon release ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’. It was the fan and online reaction to this reading of the Kristofferson classic that persuaded these two to assemble a full crew and begin to plan The Godforsaken Voyage…
