Primal Scream have announced Come Ahead, their first new album in eight years. Dropping on November 8th via BMG, it features first single “Love Insurrection.” Stream it below.
The process of creating the follow-up to 2016’s Chaosmosis began in 2022, when Bobby Gillespie began writing the lyrics. He was later joined by producer David Holmes and Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes to record the project in Belfast, London, and Los Angeles.
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“If there was an overall theme to Come Ahead it might be one of conflict, whether inner or outer,” Gillespie said in a statement. “There is also a thread of compassion running through the album. The title is a Glaswegian term. If someone threatens to fight you, you say, ‘Come ahead!’ It’s redolent of the indomitable spirit of the Glaswegian, and the album itself shares that aggressive attitude and confidence.”
Come Ahead will be available on limited edition colored vinyl and CD editions. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Propelled by a funky guitar riff, “Love Insurrection” is a commentary on how society has become lost while the planet burns. “Sisters and brothers estranged from each other,” Gillespie sings. “Divided and ruled, taken for fools/ Love and democracy versus plutocracy/ This could be heaven, it’s hell where we’re heading.”
This fall, Primal Scream will support Alice Cooper on a string of UK shows, followed by a set at Corona Capital in Mexico City. See the schedule below, and get tickets here.
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Come Ahead Tracklist:
01. Ready to Go Home
02. Love Insurrection
03. Heal Yourself
04. Innocent Money
05. Melancholy Man
06. Love Ain’t Enough
07. Circus of Life
08. False Flags
09. Deep Dark Waters
10. The Centre Cannot Hold
11. Settler’s Blues
Primal Scream 2024 Tour Dates:
10/14 – Glasgow, UK @ Ovo Hydro *
10/16 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena *
10/17 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena *
10/18 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena *
11/16 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival
* = w/ Alice Cooper