“It’s definitely had an influence lyrically: almost every song mentions ‘heart’. Really, the surgery has made me care even less what others think. I’m doing what I want to do in the new songs, what feels natural,” he reveals. The first single is Kindness Is A Weapon.
“On previous records, there's always been one track I've always thought, yeah, this screams out to be the first single. You think about ‘Wasteland’, you think about ‘Tower of Strength’, or ‘Butterfly on a Wheel’, these songs scream first single. And I didn't have that feeling on this record about a first single because there's maybe 7 or 8 singles that could come from this album,” says Wayne.
“However, we had been playing a version of this song live for about six months before we had to take the hiatus for my surgery, so some of our audience already knew it. I’d come up with the title first, but I was writing new lyrics for it up until the final recording in June this year. You can use kindness as a weapon for good, and you have to let things go at some point. Musically it’s got plenty of elements of classic Mission about it, but there’s elements of classic rock too. It maybe pushes the envelope a little bit for us in terms of sound, but at the same time, it's also in keeping with what we've done in the past. There's plenty of testosterone in that track.”
Watch the lyric video for ‘Kindness Is A Weapon’ HERE
'Songs For Kith And Kin' is a modern guitar album where, despite the inclusion of various other instruments – including keyboards, cinematic orchestral scores, sitar, tamboura and more – the core sound is two guitars working with one another.
“There’s a chemistry with us that clicks and immediately sounds like The Mission. Being in the studio together makes it very apparent. The funny thing is, I remember noticing that chemistry right back in our first rehearsals in 1985,” comments lead guitarist Simon Hinkler. “Wayne and I have complementary styles that are very different around the edges and meet somewhere in the middle. People have observed that, when we both play the same guitar line simultaneously, something special happens. And there’s a thread that runs through Mission work over the years that makes what we do recognisable. It’s a good thing to have – so many bands don’t.”
The album includes Craig Adams on bass – Hussey’s musical partner since their days in The Sisters of Mercy in the early 80s – as well as featuring the debut on record of Alex Baum, The Mission’s drummer since 2022, who Hinkler credits with bringing an energy and vitality to the band. Baum is also co-writer on ‘Roll With The Punches.’
Recorded by César Lamschtein at Faro House Studios in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay with additional orchestra recordings in Montevideo, the album was produced by Wayne Hussey. The album will be available on a variety of formats including digital, CD, limited edition vinyl and more. For full details click HERE.
'Songs For Kith And Kin' is a modern guitar album where, despite the inclusion of various other instruments – including keyboards, cinematic orchestral scores, sitar, tamboura and more – the core sound is two guitars working with one another.
“There’s a chemistry with us that clicks and immediately sounds like The Mission. Being in the studio together makes it very apparent. The funny thing is, I remember noticing that chemistry right back in our first rehearsals in 1985,” comments lead guitarist Simon Hinkler. “Wayne and I have complementary styles that are very different around the edges and meet somewhere in the middle. People have observed that, when we both play the same guitar line simultaneously, something special happens. And there’s a thread that runs through Mission work over the years that makes what we do recognisable. It’s a good thing to have – so many bands don’t.”
The album includes Craig Adams on bass – Hussey’s musical partner since their days in The Sisters of Mercy in the early 80s – as well as featuring the debut on record of Alex Baum, The Mission’s drummer since 2022, who Hinkler credits with bringing an energy and vitality to the band. Baum is also co-writer on ‘Roll With The Punches.’
Recorded by César Lamschtein at Faro House Studios in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay with additional orchestra recordings in Montevideo, the album was produced by Wayne Hussey. The album will be available on a variety of formats including digital, CD, limited edition vinyl and more. For full details click HERE.
Track Listing:
Kith And Kin
Operation Chaos
Arrhythmia
Never Say Never Say Die
Kindness Is A Weapon
Circle The Wagons
Heavy (Is The Crown)
Roll With The Punches
Unbroken (asongoflove)
Diving For Pearls
Cleansing The Wound
A Soft Place To Fall
My Very Favourite Life
Sanctuary
The Last Leaf On The Tree
Operation Chaos
Arrhythmia
Never Say Never Say Die
Kindness Is A Weapon
Circle The Wagons
Heavy (Is The Crown)
Roll With The Punches
Unbroken (asongoflove)
Diving For Pearls
Cleansing The Wound
A Soft Place To Fall
My Very Favourite Life
Sanctuary
The Last Leaf On The Tree
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