In what couldn’t be closer to a homecoming show if it tried, fans, family and friends packed into London’s Bush Hall for a celebration of singer-songwriter Henry Grace’s new album, Things Are Moving All Around Me.
Noting how unusual it was for a headliner to introduce the support, Henry himself walked on at the Edwardian music hall to welcome multi-instrumentalist Thomas Holder, who would later take on bass duties for the main show.
Things Are Moving All Around Me was released a mere week before the launch gig, but to the casual observer, you would have assumed every song was a hit single. Performed chronologically, Rust and Moving On kicked off proceedings, but it was Say Something Mean which got everyone moving and showcased the band’s full potential.
Things closed out side one of the LP, but the Bruce Springsteen sound of Passing Through proved that all the big hitters weren’t in the first half.
Henry’s band – which featured producer (and Mystery Jets frontman) Blaine Harrison – were perfectly practised. The evening was a highly anticipated one, and the skills of the musicians on stage reflected that.
After an intimate performance of Days Like This, which saw Henry and co gathered round one microphone, the album may have been over, but there was still time for more.
Things Are Moving All Around Me is Henry’s second album, the follow-up to 2022’s Alive in America. Fan favourites Tennessee Dust and Little Radio took us up to the encore, and even then, Henry came back for one more song: a new track from a new album.
Although only one month into 2026, Things Are Moving All Around Me is most definitely a contender for album of the year, and here’s hoping it won’t be another four years before new music from Henry Grace.
