mental concept album , Tafelmuzik Means More When You ' re Alone .
“ It started with a riff that either sounded like Misfits or Danzig and then got slowed down ,” explains Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the band about their new single “ Danzig with Myself ,” taken from their upcoming album Rockmaker , which will be released March 15 . “ Over time , it became the working title that was just too good to replace ,” he laughs at the play on words .
Featuring the inimitable Frank Black , who adds a heavy dose of Pixies ’ fuzzed-out surf guitar , “ Danzig with Myself ” screeches like a Chevy Nova on a bender . Careening perilously , courtesy of Peter Holmström ’ s guitar , anchored with a steady and heavy rhythm section from Zia McCabe ’ s deep bass and Brent DeBoer ’ s intent rhythm , Taylor- Taylor ’ s vocals keep laser-focused on the road .
UB40
Anticipated Release Release Date : April 19
UB40 , the Birmingham , England-based reggae band best known for their reggae cover of Neil Diamond ’ s “ Red Red Wine ,” was one of the seminal offshoot voices of the British late ' 70s era of ska and punk . Though not directly labeled as a 2-Tone band with The English Beat , The Selecter , and Madness , you could call them first cousins . Their two main original members ( Ali and Robin Campbell ) are also the son of Birmingham folk legend
Ian Campbell . Talk about a family legacy .
Sadly , Ali Campbell left the UB40 in 2008 , and drama and an ugly legal battle over the name for several years . The fallout has also affected the Campbell family , with brother Duncan filling in on vocals for 14 years with the original UB40 . For over a decade , there have been two versions of the band touring , mining a critical legacy of their early roots
and dub tracks like “ One In Ten ,” “ Present Arms ,” and “ King .”
Yolking Jamaican reggae crooners that they admired growing up in the ’ 70s ( John Holt , Jimmy Cliff ), UB40 has dabbled heavily into reggae-fied covers (“ Red Red Wine ,” “ Kingston Town ,” “ Can ’ t Help Falling in Love ”), that became million-selling hits in the 1980s and ‘ 90s . Digging deeper , the band has made some fairly crucial pop-heavy reggae and dub albums while Duncan Campbell fronted the band . What ’ s encouraging for the near term of the band is the addition of former Kioko vocalist Matt Doyle taking over the singing duties for the newest incarnation of UB40 with the ability to recreate Ali Campbell ’ s croon , but also as a songwriter . Their new album UB45 will be released in early April , featuring re-records of the early hits with Doyle at the helm and ( thankfully ) new originals penned by the current band .
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