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The Charlatans UK ( Tim Burgess , white shirt )
nglish band the Charlatans ( aka The Charlatans U . K .) came of age with 1990 ’ s Some Friendly . The album featured the organ-fueled alternative rock hit “ The Only One I Know ,” which nodded to classics by the Byrds and Deep Purple . The quintet ’ s sound was bundled into the era ’ s Madchester scene , with danceable house rhythms , R & B grooves , and touchstones to psychedelic and classic rock . Tim Burgess ’ voice , Tony Rogers ’ keyboards , and Mark Collins ’ guitar each signify the group ’ s sonic identity today , anchored by founder Martin Blunt ’ s reliable Motown- and Stax-informed bass . Former Verve drummer Pete Salisbury completes the lineup with style ..
Last month the Charlatans returned to perform at the Vic Theatre alongside shoegaze pioneers Ride . The co-headlining Between Nowhere tour falls on the 30th anniversary of the bands ' Daytripper dates in 1993 when both acts were supporting their second albums – namely the Charlatans ' Between 10th and 11th with the clattering and groovy " Weirdo " and Ride ' s Going Blank Again including " Leave Them All Behind ." At the Vic , the Charlatans performed Between 10th and 11th in its entirety . Ride played its debut full-length album , Nowhere , including shoegaze touchstone " Vapour Trail ."
Effervescent and industrious Charlatans singer Tim Burgess spoke from home in the UK via Zoom about his band , the group ' s connection to Chicago house music , record shopping , his favorite Ride songs , recent solo album Typical Music , his growing catalog of books , fatherhood , and the perils of hauling heavy instruments . Eventually , Burgess had to duck out to host Tim ' s Twitter Listening Party . It was his 1287th edition of the album-focused listen-and-tweet session since launching the series during lockdown in 2020 . Replay your favorite at timstwitterlisteningparty . com and find the Charlatans at thecharlatans . net .
IE : Have the Charlatans and Ride played together since Daytripper , or is this just something you do every 30 years ? TB : We actually played on the same bill at a festival in Austin , maybe about six or seven years ago . But not really anything apart from that .
IE : What Ride song makes you think , " I wish I ' d written that ?" TB : I really like " Mouse Trap ." I like the chords and the vocal section . The song is quite instrumental , but the vocal section and the harmonies are fantastic . I really love " Leave Them All Behind " as well . In fact , I would say that I was a massive Going Blank Again fan .
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IE : What Charlatans song do you think would be best for Ride to cover ? TB : Maybe " Sproston Green ." Maybe we could ask Andy ( Bell ) to join . Or ask the whole band to join . Why not ?
IE : That would be really fun to see . TB : We ' ve had tons of people do " Sproston Green " with us , so that ' s an open possibility . We ' ve had ( drummer ) Stephen Morris and ( keyboardist ) Gillian Gilbert ( both of New Order ) play with
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