Starsailor with Strings – Live from Liverpool (CD)

Recorded at Liverpool’s prestigious Tung Auditorium, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, University of Liverpool earlier this year, the album captures a one-off performance with a string ensemble at the venue’s state-of-the-art, acoustically optimised concert hall.

The February concert marked the first of several events to celebrate the band’s landmark year. The full original four-piece line-up—James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westhead—was joined by long-time live guitarist Tony Foster (of Spiritualized). Starsailor bassist James Stelfox also regularly performs with Foster as part of Spiritualized’s live band.

The result is effectively a live 'best of' – featuring lush new arrangements of fan favourites like Four To The Floor, Good Souls, Alcoholic and Silence Is Easy, the latter two singles both UK Top 10 hits. The album also includes a stunning cover of Jealous Guy along with further tracks from across their catalogue of the past 25 years. 

Release Date: 3rd October 2025 

Tracklist:

Alcoholic
Way To Fall
Telling Them
Poor Misguided Fool
Where The Wild Things Grow
Hard Love
She Just Wept
Restless Heart
Lullaby
Tell Me It’s Not Over
Silence Is Easy
Jealous Guy – focus?
Four To The Floor (chat inc ensemble and Joe D)
Good Souls