New Model Army Announce Release Of New Album 'Between Dog And Wolf'
Friday, 19 July 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
New Model Army have announced the release of their new album 'Between Dog and Wolf' on September 23 on Attack Attack Records.
The self-produced set was finished earlier this year in Los Angeles with Joe Barresi mixing (Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Tool). The album is the first to feature 26-year-old bass player Ceri Monger, who said: “I have loved New Model Army’s music for many years and am chuffed to be a part of this incredible album. I think the record is pretty unique and I look forward to hearing what people think when they hear it.”
Founder, lead singer and main songwriter Justin Sullivan explained: “We were always planning to do something a bit different with this album, and it has turned out much more and much better than we could have imagined. Sonically this is the best album we’ve ever made, whilst creatively it has opened lots of new doors.
"The title comes from a medieval French expression for dusk – when it’s hard to distinguish between dog and wolf, friend or foe. That sense of contradiction represents the band very well and there’s something of this sense of transformation in the album. It has been a stormy four years since the release of the last album. With the sudden death of our manager, the loss of our studio in the fire, subsequent theft of remaining equipment and our old bass player Nelson’s departure, we in essence lost everything. We used this to make a new beginning and part of the change was effected with the arrival of Ceri and the refreshing energy and musical influences he brought. We are very excited about the new album and what the future holds for the band."
The album’s artwork is based around a painting by long time artistic collaborator Joolz: ”I always hear the albums being created from the first acoustic strum onwards and it quickly became obvious that this album was going to be different in sound from previous records. Early on Justin saw some artwork I had designed originally for a tattoo client of mine, an image of Herne the Hunter and the Herlathing, and the primitive tribal paganism of the picture really symbolised to him the heavy pounding drum rhythms and passions that are at the heart of this album."
'Between Dog And Wolf' tracklisting is:
Horsemen
March In September
Seven Times
Did You make it Safe
I Need More Time
Pull The Sun
Lean Back and Fall
Knievel
Storm Clouds
Between Dog and Wolf
Quasr El Nil Bridge
Tomorrow Came
Summer Moors
Ghosts
A documentary film on the history of the band, which has been over four years in the making, is in the final stages of editing and is set for a release in early 2014.
The band will promote the new album with a run of live dates around the UK this November.
Tue November 12th 2013 - ABERDEEN The Garage
Wed November 13th 2013 - GLASGOW Glasgow Garage
Thu November 14th 2013 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Fri November 15th 2013 - BUCKLEY Tivoli
Sat November 16th 2013 - MANCHESTER Manchester Ritz
Sun November 17th 2013 - WOLVERHAMPTON Robin 2
Tue November 19th 2013 - CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Junction
Wed November 20th 2013 - FROME Cheese and Grain
Thu November 21st 2013 - FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
Fri November 22nd 2013 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Sat November 23rd 2013 - LONDON The Forum
Sat December 14th 2013 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
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The self-produced set was finished earlier this year in Los Angeles with Joe Barresi mixing (Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Tool). The album is the first to feature 26-year-old bass player Ceri Monger, who said: “I have loved New Model Army’s music for many years and am chuffed to be a part of this incredible album. I think the record is pretty unique and I look forward to hearing what people think when they hear it.”
