4 months ago 21st Jul 15:11
Released August 11
Tracklisting The Cholera Well (about Darfur) Death Loves Youth (tackles the difficult topic of the death of a friend of the band) Eyes Wide (focuses on media manipulation) Before the End (features tales of having your heart broken) Burn America Burn (looks at America imploding from within using the Virginia Tech massacre as an example) Heart Of The Country (trying to find a place in today’s CCTV Britain, the Nanny State!) Behold a Pale Rider (about the bombings in London and the wider conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan) A Life Less Ordinary (goes back to travelling days and life choices made) Accidental Anarchist (explores the feeling of falling or being pushed off the edge of society) Duty (confronts what happens when after working all your life you are let down when you retire) Fight or Flight (challenges the cracks in the mental health system)
A limited edition digi-pack CD will be released with a bonus CD featuring new recordings, live recordings and a video. The basic album will also be available in addition to a limited number of copies on vinyl for those vinyl junkies. The album will also be available through all the usual outlets on download.
The Levellers have also planned an extra special intimate album launch in London to celebrate its release and this gig will be held in aid of the Big Issue. The band will be bringing this special live show to Proud Galleries in London on 22nd July and tickets are unsurprisingly quite limited! Support comes from Second Person and SWAG.
The Levellers have seen a renaissance with their live career in recent years. 2008 sees them airing the new songs and old favourites from their hit-rich back catalogue as they headline the following festivals this year - Cropredy, Cambridge, Guilfest, Larmer Tree, Glastonbury Leftfield, Stokes Bay, Music Port, Connect and their own Beautiful Days. In addition to these, the band are playing some special shows with Seth Lakeman at Arundel Castle, Bowood House, and Arley Hall.
After the festival season ends the Levellers are playing the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 27th September which will be followed by a full UK tour in November/December in support of the album..
The Guys chat about their album below <
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