Miles & The Chain Gang’s artwork for the Acoustic Autumn EP
YORK band Miles and The Chain Gang are releasing the Acoustic Autumn EP on digital platforms on Friday (10/10/2025).
Five acoustic-tinged songs will be accompanied by one track not released previously. Among the tracks will be A Way Of Being Free, first released in 2007 and now resurfacing in a version recorded in London in 2018.
“When I wrote that song I was aiming for a kind of Dylan-esque universal reflection on the human condition,” says songwriter and band leader Miles Salter. “I’m not sure I succeeded, but I’ve always liked the song and the way it reflects a variety of human experience. As John Lennon said, ‘whatever gets you through the night’…”
On the EP too is Raining Cats And Dogs. “This novelty song from years ago just won’t go away,” says Miles. “A music PR person said it was the best song in our catalogue, although I sort of feel it’s like David Bowie and The Laughing Gnome.”
Further tracks will be Syd Egan’s love song Wildcats And Koalas, the cheeky Love Like A Freight Train and Hold Me Down. “If you like Bob Dylan or acoustic rock’n’roll stuff, you’ll enjoy the EP,” says Miles.
Miles and The Chain Gang’s tracks continue to travel around the world on Spotify. “We’ve been played in 25 countries from Canada to Brazil to Mexico, Argentina and New Zealand, and plays have now topped 35,000,” says Miles.