New Model Army Unveil Details Of New Album ’Between Dog And Wolf’ & UK Dates
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
New Model Army, the legendary global underground cult band from Bradford, have announced the title of their hotly anticipated 12th studio album. The self-produced set was finished earlier this year in Los Angeles with Joe Barresi mixing, (Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Tool) Whilst New Model Army have always been noted for encompassing a wide variety of musical ‘styles’, the record still marks a major evolution in their sound. Entitled 'Between Dog and Wolf' the album is filled with multi-layered drums and atmospheric musical textures while sacrificing none of the band’s famous passion and song-writing skills. The album is scheduled for release in September.
Says founder, lead Singer and main songwriter Justin Sullivan:
“After a series of purist ‘rock-band-in-a-room’ albums over the last eight years, we felt it was time to do something a bit different and sonically this is the best album we’ve ever made. The title comes from a medieval French expression for dusk – when it’s hard to distinguish between dog and wolf, friend or foe. That sense of contradiction represents the band very well and there’s also something of this sense of transformation in the album”.
A feature-film documentary on the history of the band directed by Royal Television Society Award winning Director Matt Reid, which has been over 3 years in the making, is in the final stages of editing for release in September, coinciding with the album.
Formed by Justin Sullivan in Bradford in 1980, New Model Army’s beginnings were inspired by Northern Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have had a long, creative and eventful journey. They have been massively influential in ‘post-punk’, ‘folk-rock’, ‘political-rock’, ‘goth’, ‘metal’ and all kinds of musical sub-cultures but they have steadfastly refused to belong to any club that would have them as members.
Since marking their 30th anniversary at the end of 2010 with multiple retrospective releases and an ambitious series of two-night stands in cities across four continents, the band have endured a series of misfortunes including the loss of almost all their equipment and archives in a studio fire at the end of 2011, and the theft of much of their remaining equipment from a van a few months later. The band used the opportunity of the loss to rebuild both the Studio and their approach to recording. The album is a testament to this spirit of rebirth, and to celebrate its release the band are proud to announce their biggest tour since the 30th anniversary shows. Says Justin Sullivan:
“It’s always good to be back on the road – and the current atmosphere in the band is the most hungry and upbeat that I can remember. We’re really looking forward to this.”
Tue November 12th 2013 - ABERDEEN The Garage
Wed November 13th 2013 - GLASGOW Glasgow Garage
Thu November 14th 2013 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Fri November 15th 2013 - BUCKLEY Tivoli
Sat November 16th 2013 - MANCHESTER Manchester Ritz
Sun November 17th 2013 - WOLVERHAMPTON Robin 2
Tue November 19th 2013 - CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Junction
Wed November 20th 2013 - FROME Cheese and Grain
Thu November 21st 2013 - FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
Fri November 22nd 2013 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Sat November 23rd 2013 - LONDON The Forum
Sat December 14th 2013 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
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