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19 July 2024

Rock-pop legendsPRIMAL SCREAM have great news for their fans (like
me, for years). They canned their 12 full length, their first in 8 years.

They named it COME AHEAD and will share it with the world on November 8.
It’ll contain 11 new tracks, and is set to see songwriter, vocalist and frontman
Bobby Gillespie deliver some of his most personal and emotionally-open work
of his career. Pre-order info here.

(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

Gillespie: “I’m very excited about this album in a way that you would be making your first record. If there was an overall theme to ‘Come Ahead’ it might be one of conflict, whether
inner or outer.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. They have a word for this up there, gallus. ‘Come Ahead’
is quite a cheeky title too. There is a message of hope in the record. But it’s tempered with
an acceptance of the worst side of human nature.”

The artwork to the album was created using a photograph of the frontman’s late father, Robert Gillespie Senior, taken by Turner Prize-nominated artist Jim Lambie. It was chosen as he remains deeply respected for his lifelong commitment to campaigning for social justice, and themes of class run through ‘Come Ahead’

The first single LOVE INSURRECTION is a funky affair, with Freak Le Chic
guitars, lots of Shaft Theme strings and flute, and a groovy chorus.

Go ahead!

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