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In 2005 McAlmont released "Set One You Go To My Head" on Ether Records. The label folded at the end of that year. McAlmont performed material from that album at various jazz venues including Ronnie Scott's.
In 2007 McAlmont provided backing vocals for Gabrielle's album Always, with Paul Weller on a song called "Why" which sampled Weller's "Wild Wood". Butler approached McAlmont to provide backing vocals for Duffy on Rockferry and for Sharleen Spiteri. A Little Communication, his follow-up to the first McAlmont And Butler album was digitally reissued on the 23 June 2008 on iTunes. A performance of the complete album was hosted by the London Jazz Festival on the 16 November at The Jazz Cafe in Camden.
In 2009, McAlmont released The Glare, a collaboration with leading classical composer Michael Nyman. Each of the songs is based upon a different news story from the year. The album received critical acclaim from several newspapers.
In February 2011, SFE records released a live McAlmont set (featuring Bernard Butler on three tracks) as a CD and DVD package entitled Live From Leicester Square.
In October 2011 McAlmont and Guy Davies announced their collaboration and the formation of Fingersnap. The first release comes in the form of the Smokehouse EP. Guy and David originally met back in 1997 and they previously worked together on the album 'A Little Communication' and 'Set One: You Go To My Head'. The release of the Smokehouse EP was supported by live performances throughout the UK in November and December 2011.
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