Authors: David Holmes, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes
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Type: Alternative
Primal Scream returns with charged cosmic energy on new single
'Love Insurrection'
Taken from upcoming studio album 'Come Ahead' (Due 8th November)
Primal Scream release with new single 'Love Insurrection' and announce upcoming album 'Come Ahead' on the 8th November via BMG. 'Come Ahead' will be Primal Scream’s 12th full length record and first new music since 2016’s Chaosmosis. 11 new songs that find the group’s principal songwriter, vocalist and frontman Bobby Gillespie preparing to release some of the most personal songwriting of his band’s career.
Bobby Gillespie explains “I'm very excited about this album in a way that you would be making your first record. If there was an overall theme to Come Ahead it might be one of conflict, whether inner or outer. There is also a thread of compassion running through the album. The title is a Glaswegian term. If someone threatens to fight you, you say, ‘come ahead!’ It’s redolent of the indomitable spirit of the Glaswegian, and the album itself shares that aggressive attitude and confidence. They have a word for this up there, gallus. Come Ahead’s quite a cheeky title too.”
New single 'Love Insurrection' finds Primal Scream charged with cosmic energy. Deep bass and funk guitars collide as flutes and strings transcend whilst Bobby Gillespie lays down the truth. "This is a warning song. A song of hope. We're living in a dangerous time, and we must come together. We’re lost and we need direction. We need a Love Insurrection."
The songwriting process for Come Ahead began in 2022. At which point Bobby Gillespie had no idea if he would make another Primal Scream album again. For the first time in a long time, the lyrics came before the music. The story came first. Bobby wrote alone, using an acoustic guitar. Ideas flowed fast, in long bursts of inspiration. This process, in tandem with encouragement from producer David Holmes, provided a new way in. Working with Holmes and Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes, the Come Ahead sessions were completed between Belfast, London and Los Angeles.
In October Primal Scream will perform their first live shows of 2024 as special guests to Alice Cooper at a series of gigs across the UK including Glasgow’s Ovo Hydro, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, Manchester’s AO Arena, Leeds’ First Direct Arena.
Eileen Carpio
'Love Insurrection'
Taken from upcoming studio album 'Come Ahead' (Due 8th November)
Primal Scream release with new single 'Love Insurrection' and announce upcoming album 'Come Ahead' on the 8th November via BMG. 'Come Ahead' will be Primal Scream’s 12th full length record and first new music since 2016’s Chaosmosis. 11 new songs that find the group’s principal songwriter, vocalist and frontman Bobby Gillespie preparing to release some of the most personal songwriting of his band’s career.
Bobby Gillespie explains “I'm very excited about this album in a way that you would be making your first record. If there was an overall theme to Come Ahead it might be one of conflict, whether inner or outer. There is also a thread of compassion running through the album. The title is a Glaswegian term. If someone threatens to fight you, you say, ‘come ahead!’ It’s redolent of the indomitable spirit of the Glaswegian, and the album itself shares that aggressive attitude and confidence. They have a word for this up there, gallus. Come Ahead’s quite a cheeky title too.”
New single 'Love Insurrection' finds Primal Scream charged with cosmic energy. Deep bass and funk guitars collide as flutes and strings transcend whilst Bobby Gillespie lays down the truth. "This is a warning song. A song of hope. We're living in a dangerous time, and we must come together. We’re lost and we need direction. We need a Love Insurrection."
The songwriting process for Come Ahead began in 2022. At which point Bobby Gillespie had no idea if he would make another Primal Scream album again. For the first time in a long time, the lyrics came before the music. The story came first. Bobby wrote alone, using an acoustic guitar. Ideas flowed fast, in long bursts of inspiration. This process, in tandem with encouragement from producer David Holmes, provided a new way in. Working with Holmes and Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes, the Come Ahead sessions were completed between Belfast, London and Los Angeles.
In October Primal Scream will perform their first live shows of 2024 as special guests to Alice Cooper at a series of gigs across the UK including Glasgow’s Ovo Hydro, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, Manchester’s AO Arena, Leeds’ First Direct Arena.
Eileen Carpio
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