The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins says new LP ‘Motorheart’ isn't "a lockdown album"
“I think our job is to provide something else"
Last updated 27th Jul 2021
Speaking on their new upcoming full-length offering ‘Motorheart’, due for release 15th October via Cooking Vinyl, The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins shared his fears on making an album throughout lockdown.
In an interview with Chaoszine, Justin explained that: "We didn't wanna make a lockdown album. In the beginning of that thing, there was a lot of lockdown music coming out, and it was music that was influenced and informed by the experience of the pandemic."
"It's tempting to do that kind of thing, but I don't think it's our job. I think our job is to provide something else. Our fans wanna hear us pissing about and doing stupid stuff. Other people can do the other stuff; we'll just do what we do.”
Justin continues: “Even if you feel sad, it's good to write a happy song. There's more than one way to approach every situation, and whilst it's tempting to do serious and sad stuff, that's not what our audience wants to hear, and I don't think it's what we wanna do. We just wanna have a good time.”
In support of their seven studio album ‘Motorheart’, The Darkness have lined up an extensive headline UK tour for November and December 2021 with support from Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris’ British Lion.
The Darkness will also, of course, be headlining our very own Planet Rockstock on Saturday 13th November, joining a bill that sees Blaze Bayley, Monster Truck, and more descend on Trecco Bay.
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The band will play a total of 22 shows across the length and breadth of the UK, opening at Brighton Dome on Wednesday 17th November and culminating with two nights at London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th December.
See The Darkness at the following shows:
NOVEMBER 2021
Brighton Dome – Wed 17th
Margate Winter Gardens – Fri 19th
Bournemouth O2 Academy – Sat 20th
Southend Cliffs Pavillion – Sun 21st
Norwich UEA – Tue 23rd
Cambridge Corn Exchange – Wed 24th
Reading The Hexagon – Fri 26th
Cardiff The Great Hall – Sat 27th
Exeter The Great Hall – Mon 29th
Guilford G Live – Tue 30th
DECEMBER 2021
Liverpool 2 Academy – Thu 2nd
Manchester Academy – Fri 3rd
Hull Bonus Arena – Sat 4th
Stoke-on-Trent The Victoria – Mon 6th
Bristol O2 Academy – Tue 7th
Glasgow Barrowlands – Thu 9th
Newcastle O2 Academy – Fri 10th
Leeds O2 Academy – Sat 11th
Nottingham Rock City – Sun 12th
Birmingham O2 Academy – Tue 14th
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – Thu 16th
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – Fri 17th
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