New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Cooperative Music) Soulsavers will stream their forthcoming album 'The
Light The Dead See' in its entirety on www.thesoulsavers.com today. The record, which is released through V2 Records (Mute in America) on 21st May is the follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed album 'Broken'. Recorded at various locations and mastered at Abbey Road, the record will be available on CD, LP and as a download. Streams have been sent out, but please let me know if you need one resending.
Album stream link: www.thesoulsavers.com
They have also shared a video teaser for the record, which see's Rich Machin and
Dave Gahan discussing the origins of 'The
Light The Dead See'. Watch it here
Video link: https://youtu.be/wWXhiLT0SBI
Venturing out from the studio to the road, Soulsavers were invited to support
Depeche Mode on the European leg of the band's vast 2010 Tour of the Universe. Here, the seeds of The
Light The Dead See were sewn. With Gahan penning lyrics for the music and recording his own vocals in New York, then Machin building up the results into fully-formed and arranged epics, the international project was a case of "chemistry working". The album was mastered at Abbey Road earlier this year.
"There was no real script," says the Rich Machin of the extraordinary fourth album 'The
Light The Dead See', a set of songs of majesty and momentum. "It just rolled and rolled; it was effortless." Joining forces with
Dave Gahan it immediately became clear that this was going to be something very special. "We realised we were coming from the same place in so many ways," adds Machin. "He's really laid himself bare on this record, his contribution is astonishing." Says Gahan, "Everything about it was relatively unplanned, surprising: a magical thing. We were a perfect match and I'm very, very excited about this record."
Soulsavers - the music and production team of Rich Machin and Ian Glover - have been a growing force since 2003's debut 'Tough Guys Don't Dance'. 2007's 'It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land' brought their dark flair to a wider audience. The inimitable Mark Lanegan served as primary singer, though there were also vocal contributions from Will Oldham and Jimi Goodwin. In 2009, third album 'Broken' confirmed that Soulsavers were moving away from early electronica to earthier guitars, use of space and what Machin described as "a soulful twist". Lanegan again led the vocals on stand-outs such as 'You Will Miss Me When I Burn' and 'All The Way Down', with other guest vocalists including Oldham again, Jason Pierce, Richard Hawley, Mike Patton and Gibby Haynes. Clearly, there was no shortage of acclaimed singers ready to lend their lungs to Soulsavers' stirring, seductive, soothing or startling creations.
'The
Light The Dead See' track listing:
1. La Ribera
2. In The Morning
3. Longest Day
4. Presence of God
5. Just Try
6. Gone Too Far
7. Point Sur Pt.1
8. Take Me Back Home
9. Bitterman
10. I Can't Stay
11. Take
12. Tonight
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