Here is the cover for the US release of The Enemy's 'Music For The People'. Not much difference apart from the added "UK" for the US audience. Below is the full story about the release from Altsounds.comThe Enemy UK, a three-piece from Coventry, England are poised to release Music For the People, their brilliant new album available digitally on April 28th and in stores everywhere June 23rd. The band experienced an explosion of popularity in the UK with their debut album We'll Live And Die In These Towns. Entering the UK charts at #1 the band quickly found themselves becoming a consistent mainstay on the pop charts and within the pages of NME magazine, gracing the cover six times. From the Pop Chart success spawned a slew of awards: “Best New Act” from Q Magazine, “Best British Debut Album" at the XFM Awards and “Best New Band” at the NME Awards.
Tom Clarke (vocals, guitar), Andy Hopkins (bass), and Liam Watts (drums) had been a band for only three months when 2007’s We’ll Live and Die in These Towns made its debut. With Music For The People, the band hopes to reach new audiences, elevate their level of playing as well as conquer their collective vivacious creative energies. "The new record will blow a lot of people away. There are people who don't know our band yet or write us off as three-chord indie who are going to be surprised. We have really grown a set of bollocks, that's the only way to describe it,” explains Clarke.
Watch the Music For The People trailer
Music For the People was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios late in 2008 under the watchful ear of producer Mike Crossy, known for his work with internationally successful bands the Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight. Armed with an album that squeals and screams with guitar riffs and is drenched in sweat and the spirit of rock and roll, the listener immediately respects the twists and turns Clarke and company swallowed to build this stellar representation. "People have forgotten how to record proper rock n roll records," he states. “It's a big sounding record…we didn't really hold back. We've spent two years on the road and we wanted something that showed how big the band can be.”
The albums’ first single, ‘No Time For Tears’ shows the bands’ sensitivity and admiration for the simple element of the piano, while layering on textures with howling guitars and lyrics laden with a poignant message that leaves their audience haunted and engaged. Tracks such as ‘Last Goodbye’ reveal a darker edge and intimately cathartic emotional release for Clarke, while ‘It’s Not Ok’, ‘51st State’ and ‘Don’t Break The Red Tape’ are fuelled and raging streams of emotional overload bristling with venomous snarls and righteous voices.
Listen to "No Time For Tears" from Music For The People
Watch the "No Time For Tears" music video
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I hate how I have to wait until June to get the physical album =-(
ReplyDeleteYeah it's a long wait - hopefully they will come over and do a tour for the album release.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile you can order the album from Amazon or on ebay if you can't wait til then.
Excellent album of course!