The Answer confirm new album details and stream new track Beautiful World
The Answer will release their sixth studio album this October.
'Solas', the eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2015's 'Raise A Little Hell', will be released on October 28th through Napalm Records.
The recording of the album followed a traumatic time for the band, and in particular frontman Cormac Neeson whose son was born three months prematurely with multiple health issues. Reflecting on the four months that followed, which saw his son Dabhog fighting for his life, Cormac said:
"I look back at that time of my life as a darkness I didn't know existed. It felt like all the lights in the world had been dimmed and weren't ever coming back up again. I emerged from that whole experience a different man. The world was never going to look the same again but at least I could start to think about stuff I hadn't thought about in a while. Solas arrived at just the right time for me because I felt strongly that I had a lot to say and to get off my chest."
The band set up their own home recording studio and shut themselves away from the world to record 'Solas', with guitarist Paul Mahon acting as engineer and sending files to London-based producers Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh.
“We initially sat there looking blankly at each other. It became apparent that we would have to approach writing in a completely different way; It was certainly disconcerting to move away from our traditional approach but we had to embrace a new process.” _Paul recalls. “We didn’t want to limit ourselves and as well as exploring our Celtic roots wanted to explore roots music in a broader sense. There may have been some conscious resistance at first but it felt we were being guided down a much more atmospheric, surreal and cinematic path and I think that is reflected in the final album.”_
'Solas' is available to pre-order now via Pledge Music, with a new song called 'Beautiful World' available for instant download with all physical album pre-orders. You can take a listen to the track and see the album artwork below:
The Answer are also set to embark on a co-headline UK tour with The Dead Daisies later this year. You can see the tour dates below and get tickets from Planet Rock Tickets!
NOVEMBER 2016
Aberdeen Lemon Tree – 12th
Glasgow Classic Grand – 13th
Sheffield Corporation – 14th
Newcastle Riverside – 15th
Homfirth Picturedome – 16th
Doncaster Diamond Lounge – 18th
Birmingham Academy 2 – 19th
Brighton Concorde 2 – 20th
Norwich Waterfront – 22nd
London Electric Ballroom – 23rd