The Answer Announce Return With New Album And European Tour
Monday, 20 May 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
The Answer are set to return in 2013 with a new album and full UK and European tour.
Keeping the beacon of Irish rock music well and truly alight, The Answer have consistently delivered commercial, and critically acclaimed albums. The band have also spent the last eight years touring the world and proving themselves to be an incendiary live act– spending almost two years as main support to AC/DC and playing to over 2 million people, performing festivals across the globe and also supporting the likes of The Rolling Stones, Whitesnake and Wolfmother as well as countless headline tours.
Since releasing their third studio album in late 2011, the band instigated a major shake up in their circumstances and with new management, live booking agents and record label on board, late 2012 saw them enter the studio with ex Little Angels vocalist Toby Jepson at the production helm. The new record, 'New Horizon' will be their fourth studio album and with mixes from rock icon Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica), the new album will be released on September 30th 2013 through label Napalm Records GmbH.
The band were also honoured and privileged that the late Storm Thorgerson and his team saw fit to design the artwork for the new album and Storm was working on final ideas for the album cover just before his sad passing - more on that artwork later!
Frontman Cormac Neeson comments:
“We’re back and we’re back in a big way. Our love for rock ‘n’ roll is still as fresh as a skinny dip in the Lagan (that’s the big river that runs through Belfast!) and we really believe that this is by far and away our best album to date. We can’t wait to get out and play it live!”
The band are set to play their first headline dates since March 2012, undertaking a full 40-date European tour through October and November 2013 including a string of UK and Ireland dates. Australia's Tracer are confirmed as special guests on all UK dates.
Fri October 11th 2013 - BELFAST Limelight
Sat October 12th 2013 - DUBLIN Whelans
Thu October 17th 2013 - MANCHESTER Academy 3
Sun October 20th 2013 - SHEFFIELD Corporation
Tue October 22nd 2013 - GLASGOW Garage
Wed October 23rd 2013 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
Thu October 24th 2013 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Fri October 25th 2013 - LONDON Electric Ballroom
Sat October 26th 2013 - BRISTOL Thekla
Sun October 27th 2013 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
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