The Zutons Announce New Album 'The Big Decider' And Accompanying 2024 UK Tour
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Jonathan Turton
The Zutons have a new album on the way.
'The Big Decider' will arrive on April 26 and marks the Liverpool band's first full-length release together in 16 years, following up 2008's 'You Can Do Anything'.
Recorded at London's famous Abbey Road Studios with funk legend Nile Rodgers and the group's original producer Ian Broudie behind the control desk, the record is described by the band as one, "born under the weight of family tragedies." Introducing the project, frontman Dave McCabe wrote:
"Working with Nile was just an amazing experience, he gave me a confidence that I’ve never felt before making a record. He’s very laid-back as a person and a good listener. On the song Disappear, I wrote a spoken word piece about The Zutons travelling the stars and galaxies asking the most powerful question in the universe, “Why?”. I asked Nile if he’d read it out over the top of the end section of the song, thinking he’d just say no. But he jumped in the vocal booth with his chain around his neck and his sunglasses on and did about 20 different takes, all in different styles of himself. It was mind-blowing! It was as though he really does travel around the universe in some spaceship and just makes music in his spare time. He’s just one of the coolest people I’ve ever met.
"It was great to reconnect with Ian Broudie on this record as well. He told me the demo of Big Decider brought a tear to his eye and that’s why he said yes to working with us again. It was one of the first songs we wrote for the album so getting that reaction from Ian made me feel like we were doing something right. The song spoke for itself."
Members McCabe, Abi Harding and Sean Payne were also brought closer together following the COVID-19 pandemic and McCabe's stay in rehab, which ignited the band's new era. He said: "We were all living together in our own little bubble, plenty of booze and mushrooms and a lot of bonding! It was necessary."
"Dave has been through an awful lot in the last few years, and these things have obviously really impacted him," added saxophonist and backing vocalist Harding. "But his songwriting has only got better. Now he spends more time on his songs. He’s in touch with his own and others’ emotions, and that all goes into the songs. It has been so nice to watch him grow. I’m so proud of him."
Head below to check out the album's artwork, tracklist and trailer, with the latter featuring new songs Creeping On The Dancefloor, Pauline, In Your Arms and Rise.
The trio will support the record with a headline UK tour in early 2024. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on November 24.
'The Big Decider' tracklist:
1. Creeping On The Dancefloor
2. Pauline
3. Water
4. In Your Arms
5. Disappear
6. Company
7. The Big Decider
8. Rise
9. Best Of Me
NEW // @ZutonsThe have announced a 2024 UK tour in support of their new album, 'The Big Decider', due out in April⚡
Wed January 31 2024 - CARLISLE Old Fire Station
Thu February 01 2024 - BLACKPOOL Bootleg Social
Fri February 02 2024 - HUDDERSFIELD Parish
Sat February 03 2024 - BIRKENHEAD Future Yard
Wed February 07 2024 - STOCKTON KU
Thu February 08 2024 - HULL Welly Club
Fri February 09 2024 - MEXBOROUGH Gorilla Beer Hall
Sat February 10 2024 - MERTHYR TYDFIL Redhouse/cymru
Thu February 15 2024 - MILTON KEYNES MK11
Fri February 16 2024 - GUILDFORD Boileroom
Sat February 17 2024 - SOUTHEND Chinnerys
Thu February 22 2024 - HATFIELD Hertford Corn Exchange
Fri February 23 2024 - NORWICH Waterfront
Sat February 24 2024 - NORTHAMPTON Roadmender
Wed February 28 2024 - STOCKPORT Bask.
Thu February 29 2024 - CHESTERFIELD Real Time Live
Fri March 01 2024 - LEICESTER O2 Academy2 Leicester
Sat March 02 2024 - STOKE Sugarmill
Wed March 06 2024 - DUNFERMLINE P J Molloys
Thu March 07 2024 - DUNDEE Fat Sam's
Fri March 08 2024 - ROSENDALE St Marys Chambers
Sat March 09 2024 - READING Saint Laurence Church
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