The Answer, the award-winning Irish rockers whose emotive music and fearsome live reputation have won them a dedicated international following, will release their latest studio album in September 2011.
Titled ‘Revival’ and produced by the Grammy-nominated Chris ‘Frenchie’ Smith, with mixing handled by Chris Sheldon, this is the third studio album released by the Downpatrick quartet since first coming together a decade ago.
Speaking about the forthcoming release, singer Cormac Neeson says. “The studio we used was on a ranch in the middle of a pecan orchard near El Paso, next to the Mexican border – a wonderful place for creating music, with that whole Wild West vibe, and ‘Frenchie’ was always encouraging us to dream that bit bigger and rock that bit harder. We had a lot of fun, and the experience was a positive one from start to finish…”
To co-incide with this new album, The Answer have announced their first UK tour since December 2009; the band spent the previous 18 months on the road withAC/DC on the latter’s record-breaking ‘Black Ice’ world tour – the full story of which has been documented on The Answer’s recently released DVD/CD set, ‘412 Days Of Rock ‘n’ Roll’.
Cormac continues, “The Answer are back, and our mission is to revive rock ‘n’ roll from the grassroots up! We had two great years playing in some of the biggest venues in the world, but this time around, on the first leg of our ‘Revival’ tour, we’re going back to the sweaty, intimate venues where it all began. We’ve missed the intensity of being able to look our fans straight in the eye, and to have a beer with them after the show. We’ve got an entire album’s worth of new material, and we’re excited… bring it on!”
Prior to the start of the tour, and in advance of an appearance at Sonisphere 2011 at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire this Sunday (July 10th), the band played a special show at Quinn’s bar in Newcastle, County Down; a one-off event on Thursday, June 30th, this homecoming performance saw The Answer celebrate a full 10 years before the rock ‘n’ roll mast, returning to the venue that played host to their very first gig.
“I can remember crowd-surfing and getting squished up against the roof there,” laughs Neeson. “Those were great times, and I’d have to say that our two-year residency at Quinn’s Spirit Grocers provided us with a crash course in live rock ‘n’ roll that has helped us get to where we are today…”
The Answer ‘Revival’ Tour Dates, first leg, runs as follows:-
September 2011
Sept 30th – Limerick, Dolans
October 2011
Oct 1st – Dublin, Whelans
Oct 2nd – Galway, Roisin Dubh
Oct 3rd – Cork, Cyprus Avenue
Oct 5th – Ballymena, Diamond Rock Club
Oct 7th – Derry, Nerve Centre
Oct 8th – Warrenpoint, Hideout
Oct 10th – Leicester,Academy
Oct 11th – Exeter, Cavern
Oct 13th – Bristol, Thekla
Oct 14th – Ebbw Vale, Steelhouse
Oct 15th – Sheffield, Academy
Oct 17th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Oct 19th – Birmingham, Academy
Oct 20th – York, The Duchess
Oct 21st – Glasgow, King Tut’s
Oct 22nd – Aberdeen, Tunnels
Oct 24th – Manchester, Academy III
Oct 25th – Norwich, Waterfront
Oct 27th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Oct 28th – London, Garage
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The first taste of new material from The Answer can be found exclusively on the Sonisphere website where you can download the brand new track ‘Piece By Piece’ for free!
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