Following the success of a string of singles including Every Time, Never Die and Long Shadow, Pete Lambert releases his debut long player, I Told You A Story.

Singer-songwriter Pete Lambert is set to unveil his debut album, "I Told You A Story," a compelling collection of songs that traverse the emotional landscape of personal reflection, relationships, and spirited storytelling. Featuring Lambert's previously released singles like "Every Time," "Never Die," "Ghosts," and "Long Shadow," alongside new tracks that resonate with authenticity and heartfelt narratives.

The album's track list weaves together intimate, introspective ballads such as "The Things I Think" and "High Horizons," with conceptual storytelling in tracks like "Ghosts," which delves into the lives of diverse characters. The title track, "I Told You A Story," celebrates the joy of human connection, while "Without The Whisky" offers an infectious, old-timey country vibe perfect for tapping (and drinking) along.

Produced in collaboration with Dan Webster, the album boasts a rich Americana sound, accentuated by the talents of guest musicians including Alex Victoria, Emily Lawler, Joshua Burnell, Sam Jackson, and Bella Gaffney. Webster himself adds electric guitar to several tracks, enhancing the album's dynamic range and emotional depth.

Reflecting on the album's creation, Lambert shares, "Writing and recording this record has been an eye-opening experience for me. Each song is a piece of my journey, from the deeply personal to the universally relatable. It's been incredibly freeing to bring these stories to life and share them with the world."

Press for "I Told You A Story"

Ready to Rock Magazine ★★★★

"One thing that stands out is his smoothly addictive vocals. He excels on ‘Long Shadow’, an assured piece of laid back country/Americana…all the way from York!

"The musical world is awash with singer songwriters and it is difficult to get yourself known, or even a niche in the live scene, yet Pete Lambert has the voice and songs to succeed. A decent set of live dates should see his musical star rise higher."

R&R Magazine ★★★★

"York-based songwriter Pete Lambert is a self-confessed lover of sad songs, something that's made clear on an eagerly anticipated debut album which positively aches with heartbreak and longing. With a handful of singles released over the past eighteen months, Lambert's reputation as a talented storyteller and chronicler of the human condition has been steadily growing and “I Told You A Story” seems destined to further enhance that.

Helping to bring his stories to life, Lambert has called on the talents of some of Yorkshire's finest, including fiddler Emily Lawler, bassist Sam Jackson, and respected folk/Americana musician Dan Webster on production duties and guitar. Together they enhance Lambert's folk and Americana influences on songs that touch on loss (The Things I Think'), grief ('Never Die)' and loneliness ('Ghosts'). The latter, a beautifully realised linking together of the stories of four different people united by a shared sense of isolation is Lambert's finest moment here, and a perfect example of his economical and effective storytelling.

It might sound depressing but Lambert finds beauty in sadness that lifts his songs and there's even a glimmer of humour, especially on 'Without The Whisky' where Lawler's fiddle and Bella Gaffney's banjo bring an old-timey feel to a cautionary tale about the perils of strong liquor."

Folking.com

"...realisation hitting hard as to quite how sophisticatedly has this all been put together. [Ghosts] could be a favourite track, the album a favourite of the year thus far."

Liverpool Sound & Vision 8.5/10

"I Told You A Story is that best of resolutions, it is filled with empathy, it is spirited and controlled, but has within the capacity to change a heart, and as songs such as Never Die, Drink To The End, Without Whisky, Long Shadow, and the album title track of I Told You A Story, so the movement of subtle and personal words climb from the depth of the Yorkshire soul within."

Fatea Magazine

"Pete Lambert has a fine voice and delivers nuanced songs with a cast of musicians that make everything shine."

"This is a classic album, the kind where you have to keep reminding yourself its a debut, such is the subtle sophistication in the playing, writing and Pete Lambert's singing. Highly recommended."