News: The Feeling confirm new album and 2022 UK tour
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In the lead up to the release of the soundtrack for the smash musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, composed by Dan Gillespie Sells, Ivor Novello award-winning band The Feeling have announced a new chapter in their career with their sixth studio album, Loss. Hope. Love – out May 6th on Island Records – back where it all started in 2006 for their Top 3 debut album Twelve Stops and Home.
To celebrate the release of their new album the million selling band have announced a major UK tour for October 2022. The Feeling will be playing all the hits live including ‘Love It When You Call’, ‘Sewn’ and ‘Fill My Little World’, plus music from the new movie ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’. Tickets go onsale Friday 10th September at 10am via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
First taster from the new record is the brilliant ‘This Was Me’. Originally performed by Richard E. Grant and Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Holly Johnson for the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie soundtrack, The Feeling’s version from Loss. Hope. Love is deeply moving; a personal track for Dan, driven by its socially conscious lyrics that ooze with the hope of a better tomorrow.
Self-produced, predominantly at their East London studio during lockdown, Loss. Hope. Love is the sound of a band who have reconsidered their identity, taken control of their sound and embraced the Queen-esque theatrical elements of their DNA, recently realised by the success of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The Feeling return a whole new perspective. 15 years since their multi-million selling debut record Twelve Stops and Home – the new album is bursting with joy, but with the thread of melancholy that’s always been synonymous with their flawless songwriting.
After years of writing about his own life, Dan was keen to use his foray into musical theatre to tell other people’s stories. It’s also given the band time to work in a different way. Dan says: “It’s been a while but throughout writing the Musical, the West End Soundtrack then the Official Movie Soundtrack I have worked with the band and they have been a great help. It’s been great for all of us. It was The Feeling with a different hat on but we’re delighted to be back.”
Since the last Feeling album 5 years ago, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has quickly become one the most successful new musicals of the last decade. Premiering at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, before transferring to London’s Apollo Theatre, the production was an overnight success amongst audiences and critics, receiving rave reviews and garnering five Olivier Award nominations.
THE FEELING HEADLINE UK TOUR – onsale Friday 10th Sept via http://gigst.rs/TheFeeling
TUE 18 OCT 2022 Glasgow Saint Luke’s
Thu 20 Oct 2022 Newcastle University
Fri 21 Oct 2022 Cardiff University Great Hall
Sat 22 Oct 2022 Manchester O2 Ritz
Mon 24 Oct 2022 Norwich Waterfront
Tue 25 Oct 2022 Sheffield Leadmill
Thu 27 Oct 2022 Bristol O2 Academy 1
Fri 28 Oct 2022 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat 29 Oct 2022 Birmingham Town Hall
Sun 30 Oct 2022 Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
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