“A single drop of rain falls on my windscreen,
We’re closer to the edge than we realise.
The bridges have all been washed away or bombed out And the water runs fast and black and cold.”
A haunting feeling is exuded in ‘Red Earth’ that possesses a neat thumping jungle beat punctuating Sullivan’s piercing points, as his vocals and the musical slow down,
but you feel the anger rising like a steaming volcanoe, while you hear of, and join in, a search for faith. New Model Army really dig deep on this offering to explore a wide range of sounds and topics. The death of drummer and songwriter Robert
Heaton, not so long ago hit them hard and while the album is quite insular in places, it is not hard to empathise with this enthralling and ardent rock group.
http://www.newmodelarmy.org
Catch New Model Army on tour in October;
Thurs 13 UK Exeter Lemon Grove £15.00 adv 01392 425309 or seetickets
Fri 14 UK Southampton The Brook £15.00 adv 0238 055 5366 or seetickets
Sat 15 UK London Astoria Theatre* £15.00 adv 020 7434 9592
Sun 16 UK Cambridge Junction £15.00 adv 01223 511511 or seetickets
Tues 18 UK Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall £15.00 adv 01902 552121 or seetickets
Wed 19 UK Manchester Academy 2 £15.00 adv seetickets - 0115 912 9000
Thurs 20 UK Glasgow Garage* £15.00 adv 0141 332 1120 or seetickets
Fri 21 UK Sheffield Corporation £15.00 adv seetickets - 0115 912 9000
Sat 22 UK Northampton Roadmender £15.00 adv 01604 604222 or seetickets
Sun 23 F Paris La Locomotive €20.00 adv +33 1 53 41 88 89 or Fnac
25th Anniversary Show
Tues 25 NL Weert Bosuil €16.00 adv ticketmaster.nl
Wed 26 NL Rotterdam Nighttown ticketmaster.nl
David Adair
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