Fabric: The new album from The Black Seeds
Fabric
The new album from
The Black Seeds
Out this September
Available
on pre-order now
Watch official lyric video 'Better
Days' here:
http://smarturl.it/8a5my1
‘The
best reggae band in the world right now’ –
Rolling Stone Germany
‘Almost like
the changing of the seasons, you can count on The Seeds to
rock into your town and deliver an uplifting concoction of
reggae, dub and funk with their own ingenious twist’
– Otago Daily Times
‘One of the
best live reggae acts on the planet’ – Clash
Music
‘The forefront of reggae today and
tomorrow’ – JamBase
On the
eve of their 10-date US / Canadian tour, The Black
Seeds announce their long-awaited sixth studio
album to the world. Fabric, which
will be their first album in over five years, is set to be
released on September 8th 2017 via
Rhythmethod. The album features their brand
new single 'Better Days' which
marked a triumphant return earlier this
May.
Pre-order your copy of Fabric
now from iTunes or the band's official store
To celebrate, the band
has shared a lyric video for the new single, created by Mark
Russell (Renegade Peach) and Owen Watts (The Maker's Initiative) featuring
stunning scenes from around Aotearoa/New Zealand. Watch the
time-lapsed footage here or below.
Pre-order
Fabric now:
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/g1royw
Official
Store - http://smarturl.it/ni4hnm
After a
couple of years touring the world and juggling festival
slots, The Black Seeds focused their
efforts throughout 2016 and 2017 on the recording of their
new studio album. The sessions for
Fabric took place at acclaimed
engineer/producer and long-time Black Seeds
collaborator, Lee Prebble's Wellington
studio The Surgery. The result is a
twelve-track album of bold, groove-heavy tunes.
It
wouldn’t be a Black Seeds record without the warm
affirmations of Weir and Weetman’s words, which we hear
right from top to tail. The uplifting album opener
'Better Days' ensures us that
“better days are coming, lonely nights are
leaving”, while tracks like 'The Weaver'
remind us that love will conquer all
pain.
The kinetic energy within the album is physically
infectious and makes you want to move. There are times where
we dip into a gorgeous nostalgic homage to the late
70s/early 80s rnb-funk era with songs like
'Freakin' or the bass-heavy groove
of 'Everybody Knows'. Overall, there
is a grand expansiveness that sets over the tracklist,
allowing for each song to breathe and exist on its own, but
also comfortably within the context of the wider picture.
This shows The Black Seeds’ limitless creative energy for
what it is - always moving forward and progressing without
compromising the soul of who they are, while always
remaining conscious of the current world around
them.
The Black Seeds -
Fabric
Out September 8th 2017 via
Rhythmethod in New
Zealand
Tracklist:
Better
Days
Everybody Knows
Freakin'
Lightning
Strikes
Moving On
Ride On
Back To
You
Fabric
Beleza
Wake Up
The Weaver
Lost In
The Bush
Pre-order Fabric here:
iTunes
- http://smarturl.it/g1royw
Official
Store - http://smarturl.it/ni4hnm
Listen
to the new single 'Better Days' here:
https://theblackseeds.lnk.to/betterdays