Del Amitri set to return with first new material in close to a decade

Del Amitri gained fame in the 1990s via such pop/rock hits as ‘Nothing Ever Happens,’ ‘Always The Last To Know’ and ‘Roll To Me’ - propelling a career that netted five UK Top 10 albums and 6 million sales.

Now the band are set to return with the release of their seventh studio album, ‘Fatal Mistakes’, on April 30th via Cooking Vinyl.

Representing their first album since 2002, the band preview the album by sharing a new track, the state-of-the-nation lament ‘Close Your Eyes and Think of England.’

Frontman Justin Currie commented, “‘Fatal Mistakes’ were made over three weeks in March, in a stately home in deepest England — thirteen of them —resulting in the first Dels’ studio album since ‘Can You Do Me Good.’ A fine time was had by all. It’s a collection of bizarre tales of poisoning, pleading and bitter acceptance, powered by guitars, drums and keyboards played entirely by the quintet who had such enormous fun on the road in 2014 and ‘18. ‘Close Your Eyes and Think of England’, is our European valediction, a ballad of pure bile and remorse, sweetened by a sledgehammer of sarcasm.”

As they approached the second of those two sold-out UK tours, the band’s core duo - Currie and guitarist Iain Harvie - started writing new material. The pair realized that, without forcing it, they had created a bunch of songs that sounded “very Del Amitri.”

Completed by Andy Alston (keys/percussion), Kris Dollimore (guitar) and Ash Soan (drums), Del Amitri recorded those songs with producer Dan Austin (Biffy Clyro, You Me At Six). Their naturalistic approach involved plugging in amps rather than booting up laptops, primarily playing to their strengths by recording live as a five-piece band.

The result is the brilliant sound of a 35-years-young band doing what they do best: melodic rock songs with lyrical bite, soulful comfort and heart-swelling uplift. And just like when they released their breakthrough album ‘Waking Hours’, it feels that it’s a style that only Del Amitri are doing right now.

‘Fatal Mistakes’ will be released on CD, vinyl and digital formats and is now available to pre-order here. The Del Amitri official store offers a selection of exclusive formats including coloured vinyl, cassette and very limited test pressings. It also offers a bonus CD that features five unreleased tracks from the ‘Fatal Mistakes’ recording sessions.

Track list:

1. ‘You Can't Go Back’
2. ‘All Hail Blind Love’
3. ‘Musicians And Beer’
4. ‘Close Your Eyes and Think of England’
5. ‘Losing The Will To Die’
6. ‘Otherwise’
7. ‘It’s Feelings’
8. ‘I'm So Scared Of Dying’
9. ‘Mockingbird, Copy Me Now’
10. ‘Missing Person’
11. ‘Second Staircase’
12. ‘Lonely’
13. ‘Nation of Caners’

Official website