News: Spector Announce New Album ‘Moth Boys’
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(UK) Having impressed fans and critics alike with the singles ‘All The Sad Young Men’ and ‘Bad Boyfriend’, Spector release their eagerly anticipated second album ‘Moth Boys’ on August 21st on Fiction Records. Produced by the band with Dev Hynes, Duncan Mills and Adam Jaffrey, it marks a huge leap forward for the London four piece.
Make no mistake about it, Spector are like no one else. Led by enigmatic frontman and lyricist Fred Macpherson, with Jed Cullen (guitar), Danny Blandy (keyboards) and Tom Shickle (bass), this revamped line-up have been busy proving they’re here to stay, setting the internet alight and taking an irresistible live show to sold out venues around London and festivals all over the country.
First single and live anthem ‘All The Sad Young Men’ was the perfect introduction to their newly refined, sophisticated sound, described perfectly by The Quietus as a track putting “empty-hearted decadence onto a burnished Simple Minds chorus that soars”. Building on this, album track ‘Kyoto Garden’ shows a matured band who have developed a lighter touch to song writing. Glistening synths and a hypnotic beat provide a majestic backing to a tender, impassioned vocal from Macpherson.
Where their Top 20 debut ‘Enjoy It While It Lasts’ was a precocious blast of stadium-inspired indie rock, their new music is something else entirely and has a depth to match. Musically and lyrically it is a step forward, with the shimmering guitars of ‘Stay High’ to the majesty of Dev Hynes co-write and co-produce ‘Cocktail Party’ Moth Boys defies expectation at every turn; perhaps most of all on potential festival anthem and next single ‘Bad Boyfriend’.
TOUR DATES:
Tickets go on general sale Friday 9am
Sign up for pre-sale here!
OCTOBER Tue 13th – BRISTOL, Thekla
Wed 14th – BIRMINGHAM, Library
Thurs 15th – NOTTINGHAM, Rescue Rooms
Sat 17th – MANCHESTER, Gorilla
Sun 18th – NEWCASTLE, Cluny
Tue 20th – EDINBURGH, Electric Circus
Wed 21st – GLASGOW, King Tut’s
Thu 22nd – LIVERPOOL, Academy 2
Sat 24th – SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
Sun 25th – LEEDS, Brudenell Social Club
Tue 27th – BRIGHTON, Patterns
Wed 28th – OXFORD, O2 Academy 2
Thu 29th – LONDON, Heaven
‘Moth Boys’ is available on CD, download, vinyl, and two deluxe formats:
+ deluxe white vinyl with bonus 7″ featuring two extra tracks
+ deluxe digital version comes with a director’s commentary
