March 26, 2007 9:45
Happy Mondays to release new record Happy Mondays Tickets
Shaun Ryder tells NME.COM about 'Fresh' new album
Happy Mondays have announced details of their first album in 15 years.
The band, fresh from their new signing to Sanctuary Records, have been recording brand new material under the production guidance of Howie B and Sonny Levine - Quincy Jones’ grandson.
The results of the sessions will be a new single which will be released in June, followed by the new album.
Speaking about the record exclusively to NME.COM, frontman Shaun Ryder explained: "I’m not the world’s best salesman, me… I’m not a salesman at all. I think it’s a really great album."
Asked if the band are still sounding as fresh as when they released 'Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches', their classic from 1990, Ryder added: "Of course it does. Fresher."
He was also quick to highlight the work of producer Levine, saying, "Sonny’s great. A brilliant dude. A brilliant person."
News of new material is in addition to the announcement that Happy Mondays will be playing a host of new dates this year, kicking off with a debut gig at the Coachella festival in California and picking up speed with a series of small shows in the UK in May.
"It’s going to be really weird," Ryder admitted. "We only just finished touring about fucking six or seven months ago when we got back from Japan."
The dates are as follows:
Inverness Ironworks (May 22)
Aberdeen Music Hall (23)
Sheffield Leadmill (25)
Middlesbrough Town Hall (26)
Hull University (27)
Cambridge Junction (29)
Northampton Roadmender (30)
Preston 53 Degrees (31)
Dudley JB's (June 1)
Manchester Ritz (July 8)
Tickets for the tour go on sale on March 30 at 9.30am. To check availability after then, and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS.
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| May 05, 2012 18:00 | Manchester Arena | Manchester |
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| May 06, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Sheffield | Sheffield |
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| May 09, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Bournemouth | Bournemouth |
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| May 10, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Brixton | London |
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| May 11, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Brixton | London | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 12, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Birmingham | Birmingham | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 17, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Leeds | Leeds |
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| May 18, 2012 18:30 | Rock City | Nottingham | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 19, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Brixton | London |
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