New Album!!!

[Mr. Brian]

It's the same artwork on Bunnymen.com

[fat cherry]

When they do their next album I'm going to insist on being consulted about artwork before going to press

[TenNewPence]

When they do their next album I'm going to insist on being consulted about artwork before going to press

and the track listing

[Crystal Days]

Our brand new album, ‘The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon’ is almost ready, check out the album cover and the album track listing, which features thirteen Bunnymen classics with strings and things, plus two brand new compositions The Sonambulist and How Far? You can pre-order the album now from: https://Bunnymen.lnk.to/MoonFA

We’re just putting the final touches on the record and setting up plans to get it out to the world. For this reason, the album will now be released on 5th October - it will be well worth the wait. We are also looking forward to getting out on tour to perform these new versions for you.

Tracklisting:

1. Bring on the Dancing Horses
2. The Somnambulist
3. Nothing Lasts Forever
4. Lips Like Sugar
5. Rescue
6. Rust
7. Angels & Devils
8. Bedbugs & Ballyhoo
9. Zimbo
10. Stars Are Stars
11. Seven Seas
12. Ocean Rain
13. The Cutter
14. How Far?
15. The Killing Moon

[crystal89]

In an exclusive interview, lead singer of Echo and The Bunnymen Ian McCulloch said the reason why the new record had been delayed was because he wasn’t satisfied with the vocals. Says Mac “Authenticity is very important to me, and these songs are some of the greatest songs ever written. If I have to do each word syllable by syllable I will.”

[TenNewPence]

In an exclusive interview, lead singer of Echo and The Bunnymen Ian McCulloch said the reason why the new record had been delayed was because he wasn’t satisfied with the vocals. Says Mac “Authenticity is very important to me, and these songs are some of the greatest songs ever written. If I have to do each word syllable by syllable I will.”

Must have learnt from the Grey album vocals

[King Of Kings]

FUCK WITS

[Happy Death Man]

It's a nice cover though. Best one since Ocean Rain.

[Dave Smith]

Imagine the scene BMG Offices

Exec 1 "Great news on facebook...new Bunnymen album coming in today"
Exec 2 " Brilliant.Is it new songs?"
#1 "Nah...in the contract we only allow an average of 1 new song every 2 years"
#2 "why?"
#1 " The new songs are mainly shit...that ratio should solve quality issues"

Door knocks...postman drops aff album

#1 " Here it is....I asked for classic reworkings of classic bunnymen classic songs"
#2 " Classic! We'll get that in every petrol station nationwide!"

opens package
#1 " Cover has changed. Classic!First reworking..TICK.What have we here then....ok The moon....the ocean...the stars....and WTF! NASA photobombed the cover!!"
#"2 "Classic photobomb though.....Ok...why is the Spaceman there...lets see....did we go to the stars?Nah....did we go to the moon?...Debatable....the only place we can say we've actually been is the ocean. Ill tell them to put a gay sailor on the front instead"
#1 "Classic"

Plays album

#1" aah...piano.Classic..what song is this?"
#2 "Dancing horses"
#1" doesnt sound like it"
#2 "Well..we asked for reworkings!"
#1 "Classic reworking to not sound like teh original...always hated Laurie Latham's Top 20 mix"

Singing starts

#1 "Who is that singing????"
#2 " No idea...sounds like Barry White singing covers of the Cult"
#1 " Not classic...did we not hear him sing when he signed?"
#2 "Nah...he had a 20 year old hoodie on and we didnt wnat to go near him for the smell"
#1 "Classic odour...Ill call teh management"

Thumbs through phone "Por-cupine management..Liverpool...(calls)...hello Porcupine Management?"
Pete Byrne "Yes thats us"
#1 " About teh Bunnymen album.."
Pete "What? I sacked them years ago...PEASY!!!! What you been up to? This isnt EX on the Beach Toxteth you know!!"
Peasy comes to phone

"Hello"
#1 "This album....is it the Spaceman singing through his helmet on these tracks?"
Peasy "erm....no...its Mac"
#1 " Well...we need it reworking for petrol station sales...the Stars, Ocean and Moon on 45 market is what we are after"
Peasy "shit....ok Ill sort it...will have to re-record"
#1 "CLASSIC!"

Peasy sits in thought...how does he save the situation
He'll call Will

Peasy " Hi Will...about this new album..BMG have rejected it"
Will "What new album??Am I on it??"
Peasy ".....doesnt matter...we'll stick your name on it like the last two..but they dont like the vocals"
Will " whats that got to do with me?"
Peasy " Well they asked for reworkings Will.....so you need to fucking sing it!"
Will "OK ..Im on...it!!No one lets me play guitar these days anyway!"

[fat cherry]

Not happy KOK? Neither is facebook. October really? Wonder what the new stuffs like. Anyone got any dodgy downloads?

[fat cherry]

Imagine the scene BMG Offices


Peasy " Hi Will...about this new album..BMG have rejected it"
Will "What new album??Am I on it??"

lols heartily. To be fair if they had read this forum a year or so ago they would have had fair warning. But anyways, the prodigal son returns Mr Smith (see what I did there?). How's sweden?

[fat cherry]

but just to cheer you up, here's a bit from the guardian about meteorites from a while back:

McCulloch has described the new album as his most soul-searching and personal to date, but it deviates little from the Bunnymen's eternal template of impenetrably gnomic pronouncements delivered over quasi-epic, exquisitely calibrated guitar riffs.

[Dave Smith]

I'm fine FC...still going to see them twice in May! But really this new album what a total waste of time!

[fat cherry]

good luck with that. I decided against it this time for no other reason than I'm a grumpy old git, oh and the jacked up ticket prices - so grumpy tight old git then. Not looking forward to this album at all.

[Voodoo Billy]

When they do their next album I'm going to insist on being consulted about artwork before going to press

There's nothing like the picture of a nice shiny helmet to sell records.