Robyn Hitchcock is touring in support of his August 2014 release, The Man Upstairs, which sees Hitchcock uniting with legendary producer Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Fairport Convention) for one of the most unique recordings of his already quite idiosyncratic career. Rather than simply record a new selection of songs, Boyd suggested what he called "a Judy Collins album" such as Elektra would have released in 1967 — part well-known favorites, part personal discoveries and part originals. The multi-tiered approach offered Hitchcock the rare opportunity to record as a performer, not "just another singer-songwriter laying their freshest eggs."