Marc Almond has shared his reworking of the Young Rascals' track How Can I Be Sure.
The song is lifted from his new album, 'Shadows and Reflections', which features orchestral arrangements of iconic songs and '60s orchestral pop, as well as two original compositions. It is due out on September 22 through BMG.
Speaking about the track, the synth-pop pioneer said:
“My audience may not be familiar with a lot of these songs so I had to bear that in mind. Whereas if you’re an aficionado and you know how brilliant they are, you’ll see I’ve not reinvented them an awful lot because I thought the arrangements are so good in the first place. These songs just need to be put out there again so people can hear them. Me singing them introduces them to a different audience and brings them out into the light. ‘How Can I Be Sure’ taken from the album is released today. It’s one of those special compositions that when people hear it, they know it from somewhere but it won’t be a song that is sung everywhere. It’s a very modern song in that it addresses questions about life that are pertinent today. Yes, there’s a feeling of nostalgia to it but songs have to tell a story and have got to feel relevant, fresh and different sounding. One thing I really wanted to do with the album was to pay homage to the arrangements of songs from that time. I always loved the way they blended pop and classical with a slight psychedelia, and ‘How Can I Be Sure’ fitted really nicely into the record.”
Almond will follow up the record's release with a UK tour. Tickets are on sale now.
Marc Almond Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue October 03 2017 - LONDON Royal Festival Hall
Thu October 05 2017 - GUILDFORD G Live Guildford
Mon October 09 2017 - SCUNTHORPE Baths Hall
Tue October 10 2017 - LEEDS Leeds Town Hall
Thu October 12 2017 - PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Guildhall
Sat October 14 2017 - IPSWICH Ipswich Regent Theatre
Sun October 15 2017 - OXFORD New Theatre Oxford
Tue October 17 2017 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Thu October 19 2017 - MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall
Fri October 20 2017 - BRISTOL Colston Hall
Sat October 21 2017 - CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Corn Exchange
Mon October 23 2017 - SOUTHEND Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Thu October 26 2017 - POOLE Lighthouse
Mon October 30 2017 - LIVERPOOL Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Tue October 31 2017 - NOTTINGHAM Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Fri November 03 2017 - BRIDLINGTON Bridlington Spa Centre
Sat November 04 2017 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Tyne Theatre
Sun November 05 2017 - EDINBURGH Usher Hall
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