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Radio Date: 07/10/2016
After three consecutive Top 5 albums, White Lies can now announce that they will release their fourth album ‘Friends’ on October 7th. The first release under a new deal with BMG, ‘Friends’ follows their #1 debut album ‘To Lose My Life...’(2009) as well as ‘Ritual’ (#3, 2011) and ‘Big TV’ (#4, 2013).
With ‘Friends’, White Lies haven’t so much abandoned their trademark synth-rock sound as given it a spring clean by exploring new sounds. For many reasons, it felt like a fresh start. The trio were temporarily without a label after a bout of record company reorganisation. Rather than re-sign straight away, they decided to start ‘Friends’ under their own steam without the pressure of a deadline or a budget, or even the guidance of a producer.
Whatever sound each song suggested, White Lies went with it. Hence, when ‘Hold Back Your Love’ and ‘Is My Love Enough’ sparkled with disco grooves, they embraced it. When the beautiful ballad ‘Don’t Fall’ jettisoned their signature sound entirely, leaving only frontman Harry McVeigh’s sumptuous, sonorous vocals to connect it to White Lies of old, they stuck with it. Similarly, when the triumphant ‘Summer Didn’t Change A Thing’ harked back to the arena-ready rock of their debut, they didn’t mind.
The changing nature of relationships is a recurring theme throughout the album.
“In the past couple of years, we’ve noticed friends’ life situations causing them to make big decisions – marriages, kids, moving out of London,” says bassist and lyricist Charles Cave. “Friendships have begun to feel adult and our perception of time has changed. As kids, if you didn’t see a mate for a fortnight, you’d wonder what was wrong. Now you might not see someone for six months and it doesn’t matter.”
‘Friends’ has been launched with the brand new single ‘Take It Out On Me’ which is available now and impacts on August 12th. It’s a track which started as an experiment in which Cave aimed to write a chorus using just numbers.
“Right up until we recorded the song it was called 89-1-3,” he says. “It was inspired by a lunatic on Instagram who kept commenting on a friend’s photos in pseudo Biblical verse. From his profile I discovered he lived in a remote cabin with a rough-looking dog. He posted weird videos in which he quoted random numbers. As a challenge, I turned them in to a song. The only problem was that it went so well everyone said it should be the first single, so I relented and gave the chorus real lyrics.”
‘Friends’ was recorded in Bryan Ferry’s private studio in London’s Olympia and was self-produced by the band. White Lies enlisted the help of an expert team including Grammy Award-winning engineer James Brown (Foo Fighters,Arctic Monkeys), David Wrench (Caribou, FKA twigs) on mixing duties and long-term collaborator Ed Buller who contributed additional production.
The ten-track album will be released on CD, vinyl, picture disc, digital download and streaming formats, as well as a special box set edition which will include a cassette and four exclusive bonus tracks. Pre-orders are now open at all retailers including White Lies’ official store, iTunes and Amazon where ‘Take It Out On Me’ is available as an immediate download.
White Lies - completed by drummer Jack Brown - can also announce details of an extensive UK and European tour which stretches from late September through to the start of December. It includes a major homecoming show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on November 22nd.
[PIAS] COOPERATIVE RELEASE SCHEDULE 2016
Ottobre
07 Ott Archive - "The False Foundation" Dangervist Promo watermarked disponibile
07 Ott White Lies - "Friends" Infectious Promo watermarked disponibile
07 Ott Jones "New Skin" 37 Adventures Promo watermarked disponibile
07 Ott Julia Jacklin - "Don’t Let The Kids Win" Transgressive Promo watermarked disponibile
07 Ott Xylouris White - " Black Peak” " Bella Union Promo watermarked disponibile
14 Ott Jonny Fritz - "Sweet Creep" - ATO Promo watermarked disponibile
14 Ott Nils Bech - "Echo" - DFA Promo watermarked disponibile
21Ott Courteeners- ”Mapping The Rendezvous" Ignition Promo watermarked disponibile
21Ott Hooton Tennis Club - ”Big Box of Chocolates" Heavenly Promo watermarked disponibile
21Ott American Football - ”American Football" Wichita Promo watermarked disponibile
28 Ott Toy - ” Clear Shot" Heavenly Promo watermarked disponibile
28 Ott Daniel Whoohouse - "What’s That Sound" - 37 Adventures Promo watermarked disponibile
28 Ott Midlake - " The Trials of Van Occupanther " 10th Aniversary Deluxe edition- Bella Union Promo watermarked disponibile
Novembre
04 Nov Junk Son "beginning Ending Pretending" 37 Adventures Promo watermarked disponibile
04 Nov Mick Harvey "Intoxicated Women" Mute Promo watermarked disponibile
11 Nov The Wave Pictures "Bamboo Diner in the Rain" Moshi Moshi Promo watermarked disponibile
11 Nov Pavo Pavo " Young Narrator in the Breakers" Bella Union Promo watermarked disponibile
11 Nov Martha Wainwright "‘Goodnight City’ [PIAS] Promo watermarked disponibile
18 Nov Tasseomancy "Do Easy" Bella Union Promo watermarked disponibile
18 Nov Man & The Echo"Man & The Echo" 1965 Promo watermarked disponibile
Dicembre
2 Dic The Trouble with Templeton "Someday, Buddy", Bella Union Promo watermarked tbc
9 Dic Selfie Boy "The Adventures of Selfie Boy Part 1'" 1965 Promo watermarked tbc
Gennaio
13 Gen You Me At Six- ” Night People" Infectious Promo watermarked tbc
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