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The multi-platinum funk soul brothers return to play the UK for the first time in five years, with the first classic party album of the decade, featuring collaborations with Roots Manuva and Paul Kaye.
‘Classic Fantastic’ bursts out of that gloom like a glorious sunrise shooting infinite rays over a range of shadowy mountains, as spectacularly life-affirming as the last five years have been creatively death-defying.
Huey, Fast and Frank have been MIA from their loyal fans, caught up in an acrimonious legal battle with their first manager who they fired in 2003.
A party album built in a psychological bunker – the record hits the streets on March 1 – and is a phenomenal testament to the power of the band’s unbound optimism.
“There’s this thing called Noetics,” announces Huey. “Which says if everybody thinks the same good thoughts, good things will happen. Likewise, negative thoughts – it’s not rocket science. And we all want the same thing, to be a Fun Lovin’ Criminal.
“You have to go through hell to get to heaven and now we’re finally out from under a lot of our problems, it’s a brand new day. So let’s go out and do what we love to do.”
Tracklisting is as follows:
1. Mars
2. Classic Fantastic
3. The Originals
4. She Sings At The Sun
5. Keep On Yellin’ (featuring Roots Manuva)
6. Jimi Choo
7. El Malo
8. Conversations With Our Attorney (featuring Paul Kaye)
9. We, The Three
10. How Low?
11. Mister Sun
12. Rewind
13. Get Your Coat
UK TOUR DATES 2010:
Sat 6th March – Manchester O2 Academy
Sun 7th March – Leeds – O2 Academy
Mon 8th March – Glasgow – O2
ABC
Tue 9th March –
Newcastle – O2 Academy
Thu 11th March – Bristol – O2 Academy
Fri 12th March – Oxford – O2 Academy
Sun 14th March – Leamington – Assembly
Mon 15th March – Nottingham – Rock City
Tues 16th March – London – Koko
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