“We’re honouring ourselves, our previous, feeling that vitality and reincarnating it, doing one thing contemporary, model new” – Tim Burgess
The Charlatans have revealed particulars of their 14th studio album, We Are Love.
The announcement comes accompanied by the album’s first providing, title monitor We Are Love, which the band debuted dwell this month at a landmark present at Castlefield Bowl.
Lead single, We Are Love, is a celebratory assertion of intent, an pressing, limber, clattering love music to the human race. Propelled ahead by driving drums and anthemic guitar, frontman Tim Burgess describes it as “like an open high automobile experience within the credit of your favorite film driving alongside the coast to someplace superb.”
One of many first tracks to emerge from the album, it grew to become a pathfinder for the report, as guitarist Mark Collins explains: “Early on we thought it felt proper. And it turned out that manner: first single, title monitor, second music on the album. And issues began forming round We Are Love. There was a sure vitality to it that drove us forwards.”
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Proper Place, Proper Time
An eight 12 months hole between albums is the longest ever for one of many UK’s most enduring bands. A mix of covid, solo tasks, life’s complexities and the truth that its 5 members – Tim Burgess (vocals) Martin Blunt (bass), Mark Collins (guitar), Tony Rogers (keyboards) and Pete Salisbury (drums) – dwell scattered throughout Europe, meant that it took longer than regular for the celebs to align on the proper place, proper time, proper vibe.
Recorded at two locations which are totemic in The Charlatans’ historical past – Rockfield in Wales and their very own Huge Mushroom house in Middlewich, Cheshire – Burgess cites hauntology and psychogeography as two ideas that swirled in his head because the band dug into the album making.
For one factor, their return to storied farm studio Rockfield for the primary time in nearly 30 years – since they made fifth album Tellin’ Tales – was an vital step.
As a band they hadn’t been there since keyboard participant Rob Collins was killed, in the course of that album’s classes, in a automobile crash on the backside of the monitor resulting in the farm. All through the report you may hear The Charlatans’ consciousness of the stuff that’s made them – the highs and the lows; the need to honour their very own mighty legacy, while not being outlined by it. A career-long drive to be progressive and modern.
Honouring Band’s Previous
Tim Burgess explains: “The entire thought of hauntology and psychogeography is represented by us going again to Rockfield, the place a lot historical past has occurred for The Charlatans. That was vital as a manner of honouring each member who’s performed within the band. So we’re honouring ourselves, our previous, feeling that vitality and reincarnating it, doing one thing contemporary, model new.”
This introspection introduced dwelling the truth that love is the glue that has held The Charlatans collectively for therefore lengthy, and that’s mirrored within the 11 tracks that make up this forward-thinking, future-facing album.
Tracklisting
Kingdom of Ours
We Are Love
Many A Day A Heartache
For The Ladies
You Can’t Push The River
Deeper and Deeper
Urge for food
Salt Water
Out On Our Personal
Glad You Grabbed Me
Now Every part
The Charlatans UK Tour
Alongside the album announcement, The Charlatans have additionally shared plans for a December UK tour, enjoying headline reveals in Leeds, Stoke, Tub, London, Manchester and Glasgow. Tickets go on normal sale at 10am BST on Friday 18 July.
6 December – Leeds, O2 Academy
7 December – Stoke, Victoria Corridor
8 December – Tub, Discussion board
10 December – London, Roundhouse
11 December – Manchester, Academy
12 December – Glasgow, Barrowland
We Are Love is out 31 October by way of BMG. Pre-order right here
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