Let's face it, there are many more people out there interested in hearing the latest P!nk single than anything Echo & The Bunnymen have to offer these days. It's a shame, really, because the band has been putting out some of the best, most consistent music of their career recently. Of course, expecting anything with this much grace, subtlety, and style to be given even a fraction of the attention that a song like "U & Ur Hand" gets by default is apparently too much to ask.
"Echo & The Bunnymen are still together?!"
I know, I know...it's easy to have taken their continued existence for granted when whatever they've been up to as-of-late has flown so consistently under the radar.
True, singer Ian McCulloch did leave the band in the early 90's, but he came back in 1997 and, truth be told, this is the fifth album the band have released since his return.
Most people who call themselves fans of the band would be hard-pressed to name two, I surmise. 2007's brilliant Siberia managed a lowly chart position of #83 in their homeland. Surely, a band that gave us such magical tunes as "Lips Like Sugar" and "Killing Moon" deserves better than that.
The band's new album, The Fountain
(which I'll be reviewing later this week) comes out October 12. Here's the first single from the album, Think I Need It Too.
TOUR DATES
Oct 22 - The Fox Theater Oakland, California
Oct 24 - Nokia Theatre Los Angeles, California
Nov 15 - Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 17 - Black Cat Washington, Washington DC
Nov 18 - State Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 20 - Kewsick Theatre Glenside, Pennsylvania
Nov 21 - Stage One Fairfield, Connecticut
Nov 22 - Hammerstein Ballroom New York, New York
Nov 23 - House Of Blues Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 25 - Metro Chicago, Illinois
1 comments:
As one of those longtime fans you mention, I thank you for speaking kindly of The Bunnymen's recent output. (And, by the way, I can not only name the five albums that the reunited band has released, but I also possess copies of all of them. And just about everything else, too.) It certainly is a shame that they don't receive more recognition than they do, but every little bit - like yours - helps. Doesn't hurt either that the new single is terrific, a driving-but-melodic rocker that will instantly attach itself to your brain, so everyone should go download it! (The b-side "November" is ace, too.)
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