Even voorstellen – The Charlatans – ‘deeper and deeper’, new single

THE CHARLATANS RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'DEEPER AND DEEPER'
SECOND TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM "WE ARE LOVE"
OUT 31ST OCTOBER VIA BMG
The Charlatans - Deeper And Deeper (Official Audio)

Following the announcement of their 14th studio album "We Are Love", out 31st October via BMG, The Charlatans return today with its second offering, 'Deeper and Deeper'.

A swirling, Hammond organ-driven belter with fat bass and fuzzy guitars, 'Deeper and Deeper' channels the band's trademark psychedelic grooves while charting bold new territory. It's further proof that The Charlatans' commitment to moving forward, even in their fourth decade together, remains as strong as ever.


Tim Burgess says: "It kicks in with a sense of immediacy -  it's Altered States meets Pincher Martin  - the Hammond organ leads the way and hands you over to the irresistible and relentless bassline- a sense of giving in to what surrounds you. Sometimes it's where you should be going. But you only get the answer once you can't turn back".

An eight year gap between albums is the longest ever for one of the UK's most enduring bands, but right place, right time, right vibe and the stars eventually aligned. The Charlatans - Tim Burgess (vocals) Martin Blunt (bass), Mark Collins (guitar), Tony Rogers (keyboards), along with Pete Salisbury (drums) - carefully selected a production A-team of duo Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange and Lightspeed Champion) and Fred Macpherson (Spector, Rachel Chinouriri, Jessica Winter, Taahliah), plus legendary producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, The Cranberries), alongside a list of engineers, mixers and collaborators that reads like a who's who of alt rock greatness. The result has been well worth the wait.

Recorded at two places that are totemic in The Charlatans' history - Rockfield in Wales and their own Big Mushroom space in Middlewich, Cheshire - Burgess cites hauntology and psychogeography as two concepts that swirled in his head as the band dug into the album making. For one thing, their return to storied farm studio Rockfield for the first time in almost 30 years - since they made fifth album "Tellin' Stories" - was an important step. As a band they hadn't been there since keyboard player Rob Collins was killed, in the middle of that album's sessions, in a car crash at the bottom of the track leading to the farm. Throughout the record you can hear The Charlatans' awareness of the stuff that's made them - the highs and the lows; the desire to honour their own mighty legacy, whilst not being defined by it. A career-long drive to be progressive and innovative.

Tim Burgess explains: "The whole idea of hauntology and psychogeography is represented by us going back to Rockfield, where so much history has happened for The Charlatans. That was important as a way of honouring every member who's played in the band. So we're honouring ourselves, our past, feeling that energy and reincarnating it, doing something fresh, brand new".

"We Are Love" tracklisting:

Kingdom of Ours

We Are Love

Many A Day A Heartache

For The Girls

You Can't Push The River

Deeper and Deeper

Appetite

Salt Water

Out On Our Own

Glad You Grabbed Me

Now Everything

(bron: Kinda Agency)