Sweet Chaos Damian Lewis

• 1 No Man's Land 03:59
• 2 Traffic Jam 03:41
• 3 Sweet Chaos 03:56
• 4 King 03:57
• 5 Leech 04:37
• 6 Advent 04:10
• 7 Question Mark 04:00
• 8 Pentonville Prison 04:40
• 9 Grey at the Temple 01:54
• 10 Fix Me Up 03:25
• Total Runtime 38:19

Info for Sweet Chaos

Globally recognised and now firmly established as a compelling recording artist Damian Lewis returns with Sweet Chaos, a powerful follow-up to his acclaimed 2023 debut Mission Creep, blending blues-rock, indie rock, and soulful pop with cinematic storytelling and raw emotional intensity.

Recorded in West London with renowned producer Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams), alongside collaborators Dave Archer (guitar) and Will Cleasby (drums), the album captures a more expansive and dynamic sound.

From the brooding, blues-infused opener “No Man’s Land” to the swaggering pop-funk storytelling of “Pentonville Prison” and the anthemic pull of “Traffic Jam,” Sweet Chaos explores themes of love, loss, frustration, and release. Highlights include “Leech,” a sharp indie-rock critique of media intrusion, the haunting and intimate “Question Mark,” and the electrifying closing track “Fix Me Up,” featuring Alison Mosshart of The Kills.

Written in the years following profound personal loss, Sweet Chaos marks a shift from the tenderness of Lewis’s debut to something more urgent, restless, and at times confrontational. There is anger here, but also warmth, humour, and moments of uplift - particularly in tracks like the spirited “Advent” and the expansive, reflective “King.” With vivid lyricism and a distinctive vocal delivery, Lewis leans into storytelling that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.

Reimagined and rebuilt in the studio with a more contemporary approach, the album reflects Lewis’s continued evolution as a songwriter and performer. Inspired by the energy of live performance, Sweet Chaos feels immediate and immersive - an album that embraces unpredictability and transformation, where moments of upheaval give way to something unexpectedly powerful.

Damian Lewis, guitar, vocals
Alison Mosshart, vocals (tracks 1, 10)
Dave Archer, rhythm guitar
Will Cleasby, drums

Damian Lewis
was raised on Abbey Road in London until the age of 8 with his siblings Gareth, William and Amanda. Beginning in 1979, he attended Ashdown House Boarding School in Forest Row, East Sussex and went on to Eton College where, at the age of 16, he formed his own theatre company The Chameleons. After Eton, he took a year to travel in Africa and upon his return studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama between 1990 and 1993. He began his work as a stage actor at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Romeo and Juliet and Rope soon after graduating from drama school. Damian performed in Moliere’s School for Wives at the Almeida, played the Dane himself in Hamlet at the Open Air Theatre and made his Broadway debut as Laertes to Ralph Fiennes’ Hamlet in 1995. Damian then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company until 1999 and received the Ian Charleson Award, rewarded annually to the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30, for his portrayal of Borghejm in Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf.

Damian got his first major television break in Warriors (1999), followed by his portrayal of U.S. Army Officer and decorated war veteran Major Richard “Dick” Winters in the HBO/BBC miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), which earned him critical acclaim and his first Golden Globe nomination. He went on to do several other major projects over the next decade, including The Forsyte Saga (2002) and Life (2007) on the small screen, Keane (2004), An Unfinished Life (2005), The Escapist (2008), and more on the big screen, and Five Gold Rings, Pillars of the Community and The Misanthrope on stage.

His equally notable role as U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicolas Brody in the Showtime hit series Homeland (2011) earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. His performance as Henry VIII in BBC/PBS miniseries Wolf Hall (2015) earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination. Damian played New York hedge fund titan Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime hit series Billions from 2016-2021, and again in 2023 for the final season.

Damian returned to stage in the last few years in two modern American plays, David Mamet’s American Buffalo and Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? In 2019 he played the Guest Inspector in the play Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] and again in 2024 for Whodunnit3 [Unrehearsed]. During the 2020-2021 pandemic, Damian performed in various virtual theatrical projects for Theater of War Productions, such as Sophocles’ Ajax and Philoctetes, as well as Oedipus. And he played Percy Bysshe Shelley in the virtual production of Lift Me Up, I am Dying. In 2022 Damian returned to musical theatre in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends tribute concert and gala, playing the wolf alongside Bernadette Peters from Into the Woods. In October 2023 Damian performed in Noel Coward’s London Calling! at the Duke of York’s theatre in the West End. In 2024 Damian performed various roles, such as Mark Antony, Hamlet, Pothumus, Quince, and Henry V in Shakespeare for Everyday of the Year – Live! at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

His recent film credits include Our Kind of Traitor (2016), Run This Town (2019), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019), Dream Horse (2020), The Radleys (2024), Pressure (2025) and Fackham Hall (2025). Damian played vampire twins Peter and Will Radley in the dark comedy The Radleys, which had its World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 20, 2024. Wide release was October 4, 2024 in the US and October 18 in the UK. Damian also served as executive producer on the film through his Ginger Biscuit Entertainment company. In September of 2024 it was announced Damian would be returning to Normandy, this time as Senior British Army Officer and Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, nicknamed “Monty,” which is currently in production.

His latest television projects include Damian Lewis: Spy Wars (2019), A Spy Among Friends (2022), and Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (2024). Spy Wars is a television docu-series that examines some of the most important international spy operations of the last forty years. The History Channel series was commissioned by A+E Networks, directed by Damian’s brother Gareth Lewis and produced by Alaska TV in association with the Damian’s recently launched Rookery Productions. A Spy Among Friends is a television mini-series based on the true story of Nicholas Elliott (Lewis) and Kim Philby, two spies and lifelong friends, one of whom was betraying the other all along, at the height of the Cold War. The show aired in December, 2022 on new streaming platform ITVX (UK) and MGM+ (US). Damian served as executive producer through his production company Ginger Biscuit Entertainment, LTD. Damian reprised his role as King Henry VIII for the final installment of the trilogy, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, released in November 2024 on BBC in the UK and scheduled for release in the US on PBS in March, 2025.

From actor to musician: Meeting with various London-based musicians, including Giacomo Smith, Damian wrote songs and found himself in the recording studio cutting tracks that were released on his debut album Mission Creep out June 16, 2023. The first single ‘Down on the Bowery’ was released April 13, 2023 and a special double-sided vinyl release of tracks ‘Zaragoza’ and ‘Never Judge a Man by His Umbrella’ was released April 22, 2023 for Record Store Day. ‘Zaragoza’ was his official second release, followed by ‘Makin’ Plans’ and ‘She Comes.’ His band of five has jazz roots and the album is described as a bluesy sound, with originals and a few covers.

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