The Enemy UK Tour & New Album Details
The Enemy follow their all-conquering, chart-topping debut ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’ with the release of their bold new album ‘Music For The People’ on April 27th. Released on Warner Bros. Records, the album will be previewed with the April 13th release of the single ‘No Time For Tears’.
Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios towards the close of 2008 with producer Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Razorlight), ‘Music For The People’ is a bold step ahead of the Coventry trio’s debut album, mixing the warm, richer texture of recording to tape with songs full of strident ambition.
“People have forgotten how to record proper rock ‘n’ roll records,” says vocalist / guitarist Tom Clarke. “That's what we wanted to do. This is a great sounding record made from the school of the old but has got some brand spanking new anthems that are undeniable on it.”
'No Time For Tears' sees the band experimenting with delicate pianos, howling guitars yet contains a very real and direct message the listener will immediate identify with.
“It's a monster,” admits Tom. “The song is about how no matter how shit things are getting or how hard and ridiculous the struggle is, you can't give up the fight. Hopefully people will relate to that with what's going on at the moment in the world. You have to keep giving it your all.”
The single is just one of a number of killer new tracks. Already a live favourite having been played at last year's festivals 'Sing When You're In Love' is immediate proof that The Enemy have lived up to their own expectations. This ode to the redemptive power of song boasts a more widescreen take that compares with fellow anthem writers like Springsteen. Meanwhile closing track ‘Silver Spoon’ was one of the last songs to be written for the album yet it bristles and swaggers as only the climax of an Enemy album can. Elsewhere the poignant ‘Last Goodbye’ unveils a darker edge some might have doubted The Enemy possessed.
“At all our gigs there's always been people from every walk of life, it's something I'm quite proud of, our crowds are quite classless,” says Clarke of the album’s title. “We don't make music for a little niche of people, we make it for absolutely everyone.”
The Enemy will play their first major dates in support of the new album when they embark on a long sold-out UK tour throughout March and April.
Fri 13 Mar Inverness – Ironworks
Sat 14 Mar Dunfermline – Alhambra
Sun 15 Mar Glasgow – Barrowlands
Mon 16 Mar Glasgow – Barrowlands
Wed 18 Mar Oban – Corran Hall
Thu 19 Mar Newcastle Academy
Fri 20 Mar Newcastle Academy
Sat 21 Mar Manchester Academy
Sun 22 Mar Manchester Academy
Tue 24 Mar Sheffield Academy
Wed 25 Mar Liverpool Academy
Thu 26 Mar Leeds Academy
Sat 28 Mar Rock City – Nottingham
Sun 29 Mar Engine Shed – Lincoln
Mon 30 Mar Birmingham Academy
Tue 31 Mar Birmingham Academy
Thu 02 Apr Exeter Great Hall
Fri 03 Apr Swindon Oasis
Sat 04 Apr Bristol Academy
Sun 05 Apr Margate Winter Gardens
Tue 07 Apr Norwich UEA
Wed 08 Apr Brighton Dome
Thu 09 Apr Southampton Guildhall
Sat 11 Apr Brixton Academy
Sun 12 Apr Brixton Academy
Thu 16 Apr Cardiff University
Fri 17 Apr Dublin Academy