After a difficult year and a half, we are looking forward to returning to playing live again.  Our first gig back was at the excellent Prog For Peart brain cancer fundraising festival in Oxfordshire.

Of course, any gig plans are subject to any COVID-related regulations that may or may not be in place at the time, but at the time of writing, these are our current bookings - 

Sun 19 Sep 2021 -  A Sunday In September, Balham - https://fb.me/e/1f1jUnqZ1. We'll be playing alongside Tom Slatter, IT,  Abel Ganz…

Looking back on the previous blog post, I see I was optimistically looking forward to our 'Nostalgia For Infinity' tour. Obviously, viral events then overtook the plans - apologies for the inconvenience.

It's not a pleasant time for most of us at the moment. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this horrible pandemic, and those working so hard to protect others and keep vital services going. We look forward to being back out gigging as soon as safely possible. Meanwhile we are continuing work…

We're going to be playing some Nostalgia For Infinity tunes in various places in 2020, including London, Edinburgh, Hove, and Sheffield. 

Bandcamp linkDear supporters, 

I delighted to be able to let you know that our new album 'Nostalgia For Infinity' is now available for preorder on Bandcamp. https://hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia-for-infinity    

Although it officially comes out on CD in May, those who pre-order the album (or buy the digital version of the album) get the digital download in MP3, MP320, WAV, and FLAC versions, and are able to stream the album on Bandcamp, straight away. They also get a 24 page booklet in PDF…

We’ve just about finished a new song ‘Nanobotoma’ for our 5th Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (HOGIA)’s 5th album (promotional snippet above).

The story behind the song is something like this…

The protagonist has a slowly progressive but incurable leukaemia. They are a scientist working on medical self-replicating nanobots, tiny machines that are designed to identify and destroy cancer cells. Unfortunately, as they built to self-replicate, there is an inherent Darwinian selective pressure on…

I'm delighted to announce that we (Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate and friends) are organising a series of gigs at the Fiddler's Elbow in Camden, London, showcasing some of the emerging prog music we feel most passionately about.

Award-winning progressive/alternative rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate are hosting a series of three artist-promoted Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate and friends prog rock nights at Camden’s legendary Fiddler’s Elbow in 2018.

Sunday 13 May 2018 – Hats Off Gentlemen…

My new classical minimalist album 'Social Astronomy' has just come out this morning. Over 75 mins or gradually and subtly changing instrumental lines leading to emergent patterns. Either relaxing and mindfulness enhancing, or horrendously irritating depending on your personal aesthetic.

https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/malcolmgalloway7

As always, any support greatly appreciated. On CDBaby from today, and should be on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon within a few days.

(BTW - if you like my rock music, please don't let my…

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, and a reminder that truth still matters. It is hard to engage with vast statistics of people killed because of their background, colour, religion, sexuality, political views, or disability. It is easier to ignore or pretend uncomfortable facts don't exist, or are exaggerated. But every statistic is made up of real individual people.

Those that lie do not necessarily expect people to believe their lies. But by creating a culture in which lying is expected, it becomes easier…

I'm very grateful to Banks Radio Australia for selecting our band Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate as finalists in their Album Of The Year award, and me as a finalist in their producer of the year award. Very grateful to all those taking the time to listen to support independent music and musicians.