Sixteen years after their last studio album, Durutti Column return with a new album. The group led by Vini Reilly will release “Renascent” on July 31st via London Records. The single “Liars” arrives ahead of it, the first extract of the work (you can listen to it below).
The announcement comes a few months after the reissue of “The Return Of The Durutti Column”, the Manchester band's historic debut originally released in 1980. Mark Holt and Hamish Muir of 8vo, two graphic designers historically linked to Factory Records, were involved in the cover of “Renascent”.
Alongside Reilly, percussionist Bruce Mitchell and Keir Stewart, a musician and producer who collaborated on the album, also return. In recent years, Durutti Column's work has received new critical and generational attention, with certificates of esteem coming from artists such as Frank Ocean, Yung Lean and Harry Styles. Commenting on the ex-One Direction ex-One Direction's quote, Reilly joked: “I don't know who Harry Styles is, but I'll Google him.”
Caoilfhionn Rose also appears among the guests on the album, and is also involved in the tribute to Durutti Column scheduled for the Meltdown Festival curated by Harry Styles next month in London.
Durutti Column's last album of original material was 2010's “A Paean To Wilson”.
“Renascent” tracklist:
- Echoes in the Memory
- Your Shadow at Morning
- Time Present and Time Past
- Agonistes
- Liars
- Vapor in a Matchbox
- Your Shadow at Evening
- Sargasso Sea
- Scammers
- For Friends Everywhere
- All They See Is Fire (bonus track on CD and digital)
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
