“We’re honouring ourselves, our previous, feeling that power and reincarnating it, doing one thing recent, 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 observe We Are Love, which the band debuted reside 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 track to the human race. Propelled ahead by driving drums and anthemic guitar, frontman Tim Burgess describes it as “like an open high automotive journey within the credit of your favorite film driving alongside the coast to someplace wonderful.”
One of many first tracks to emerge from the album, it grew to become a pathfinder for the document, as guitarist Mark Collins explains: “Early on we thought it felt proper. And it turned out that method: first single, title observe, second track on the album. And issues began forming round We Are Love. There was a sure power to it that drove us forwards.”
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Proper Place, Proper Time
An eight yr hole between albums is the longest ever for one of many UK’s most enduring bands. A mixture 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) – reside scattered throughout Europe, meant that it took longer than standard for the celebs to align on the proper place, proper time, proper vibe.
Recorded at two locations which might be totemic in The Charlatans’ historical past – Rockfield in Wales and their very own Massive Mushroom area 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 automotive crash on the backside of the observe resulting in the farm. All through the document you may hear The Charlatans’ consciousness of the stuff that’s made them – the highs and the lows; the will to honour their very own mighty legacy, while not being outlined by it. A career-long drive to be progressive and progressive.
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 method of honouring each member who’s performed within the band. So we’re honouring ourselves, our previous, feeling that power and reincarnating it, doing one thing recent, 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 Women
You Can’t Push The River
Deeper and Deeper
Urge for food
Salt Water
Out On Our Personal
Glad You Grabbed Me
Now The whole lot
The Charlatans UK Tour
Alongside the album announcement, The Charlatans have additionally shared plans for a December UK tour, taking part in headline exhibits in Leeds, Stoke, Tub, London, Manchester and Glasgow. Tickets go on basic 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 through BMG. Pre-order right here
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