From Loudersound.
East Anglian rock legends The Darkness have announced a new album. Dreams On Toast will be released in March next year and is the follow-up to 2021’s Motorheart.
“You know that thing when God’s breath tickles your soul and tells you to create?” asks frontman Justin Hawkins. “Yeah, makes me giggle too. But you can’t resist. God might not be the power she once was, but say what you like about her, she knows damn well that what the world needs now, is rock, sweet rock. And who are we, mere mortals of extraordinary ability, to argue with the divine?
“The music itself is a piano-led composition, the chorus of which my brother and I came up with after he’d taken a long time to empty his bladder during some impressive pub endurance. The verses were transposed from a song I’ve been working on for decades as part of a musical about the collapse of the Lowestoft fishing industry, called The Collapse Of The Lowestoft Fishing Industry.
“The musical isn’t finished yet. But The Longest Kiss is. The results are astounding. We’re all very proud of this. Please, to enjoy!”
While they’re at it, The Darkness have also announced a UK to celebrate the release of the album. The run of 17 dates kicks off with a show at Ipswich’s Regent’s Theatre on March 7 and climaxes at London’s Wembley Arena on March 29, with support from Northern Irish rock trio Ash.
“In 2004 we toured the UK’s arenas with The Darkness as Permission To Landcatapulted them into the big league,” says Ash frontman Tim Wheeler. “Next March, 21 years later, we will reunite to tear across Britain before an epic crescendo at Wembley Arena. We believe in a thing called Rock!”
Fans who pre-order Dreams On Toast from The Darkness’s official store will receive access to a pre-sale for the tour, which begins at 10am on Wednesday September 25. The general sale kicks off on Friday, September 27.
The Darkness 2024 UK Tour
07 Mar: Ipswich Regent’s Theatre
08 Mar: Oxford New Theatre
09 Mar: Swansea Arena
11 Mar: Guildford G Live
12 Mar: Hull Connexin Arena
14 Mar: Liverpool Guild Of Students
15 Mar: Wolverhampton Civic Hall
17 Mar: York Barbican
18 Mar: Edinburgh Usher Hall
20 Mar: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
21 Mar: Newcastle O2 City Hall
22 Mar: Manchester O2 Apollo
24 Mar: Bristol Beacon Theatre
25 Mar: Portsmouth Guildhall
27 Mar: Leicester De Montford Hall
28 Mar: Cambridge Corn Exchange
29 Mar: London OVO Arena Wembley
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- The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - Sealed - UK - shaped picture disc - £14.99, $19.04, €18.14 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 3:51 pm
THE DARKNESS Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) (2003 UK limited edition Shaped 7" Picture Disc, including the previously unreleased I Love You 5 Times. Housed in a clear PVC sleeve sealed with its title sticker, complete with picture insert. A recent warehouse find, this is brand new old stock, showing light signs of storage and still sealed & unplayed. A Christmas essential!)
- The Darkness - Permission To Land - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $120.65, €114.95 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 3:51 pm
THE DARKNESS Permission To Land (2003 UK 10-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl - their debut album including the singles Growing On Me, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Love Is Only A Feeling and the foot stomper Get Your Hands OffOf My Woman. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inner and fold-out poster. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl has mininal signs of play, a really nice 'near mint' example)
- The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - Sealed - UK - shaped picture disc - £14.99, $19.04, €18.14 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 12:49)on December 3, 2024 at 3:51 pm
THE DARKNESS Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) (2003 UK limited edition Shaped 7" Picture Disc, including the previously unreleased I Love You 5 Times. Housed in a clear PVC sleeve sealed with its title sticker, complete with picture insert. A recent warehouse find, this is brand new old stock, showing light signs of storage and still sealed & unplayed. A Christmas essential!)
- The Darkness - Permission To Land - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $120.65, €114.95 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 11:54)on December 3, 2024 at 3:51 pm
THE DARKNESS Permission To Land (2003 UK 10-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl - their debut album including the singles Growing On Me, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Love Is Only A Feeling and the foot stomper Get Your Hands OffOf My Woman. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inner and fold-out poster. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl has mininal signs of play, a really nice 'near mint' example)
- The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling - Sticker Seal - UK - 7" picture disc - £6.99, $8.88, €8.46 (Back In Stock) (arrived 30-Oct-2024 15:52)on December 3, 2024 at 3:51 pm
THE DARKNESS Love Is Only A Feeling (2004 UK limited edition 2-track 7" Picture Disc single, also includes the exclusive b-side Planning Permission, issued in a sticker-sealed clear PVC sleeve complete with picture insert DARK03)
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