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The Enemy prepare 'punky' second album

Band speak about upcoming album sessions

October 22, 2008 | 10 Comments
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The Enemy have revealed that their forthcoming second album will be "punky" and "aggressive", and that they have 30 songs ready to record.

Drummer Liam Watts told the Daily Star that the album would be rougher around the edges than the Coventry band's 2007 debut, 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'.

"Just because guitar music has taken a dip in the charts doesn't mean we're going to start experimenting with electro or anything," he said. "We're not going to change what we do best.

"We've got about 30 new tracks that we need to fine-tune before going into the studio. The next album is going to be just as diverse but less polished.

"We wanted to get a raw, punkier feel to it, closer to the sound you hear when we play live."

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jeepcat

Oct 22, 2008

"The next album is going to be just as diverse" - Was the first?!

MartynDavenport

Oct 22, 2008

Everybody knows that when a band describe their own work as punk, it isn't punk. You can't be intentionally punk, and The Enemy most definitely aren't. Let's take votes and see who thinks it will sound exactly the same as their first album?

Willy Plonka

Oct 22, 2008

Not Punk. I think that when they say 'Punk' they mean they have found a 3rd Chord, bless them. Retro Trainers doth not maketh the band..............

billytheshroom

Oct 22, 2008

I hate The Enemy. Every time I see or hear Tom whatsizface speak I lose my temper. He thinks he has credibility because he sings about how tough and shit life is in a city and name drops punk bands like the Clash and Sex Pistols, saying they meant something etc etc. You are nothing new, mate - there are thousands of other bands with the same atittude, saying the same things as you, and has been for the last 30 years. What makes you special? Certainly not your MOR, radio-friendly, 'I hate working in MacDonalds' angry-16-year-old guff that you release as music.

danjim

Oct 22, 2008

a better question would be who thinks they're gonna pick the worst 12 of the 30 songs they apparently have, although in my heart it's just as good as their first album.

lex31

Oct 22, 2008

I remember when Preston from The Ordinary Boys said that his band were "punk" after he came out of the Big Brother house. Punk dosen't exist anymore and yea I think the Enemy's new album will be shit. They're one of those band who will only ever make 1 decent album just like Hard Fi, Kaiser Chiefs, The Rakes, The View, etc

dirtcheapsooperdeath2

Oct 22, 2008

cod-punk. The enemy are shit!

callaby

Oct 22, 2008

lex31 punk does exist, its not the type of music, its the attitude behind it and the aggression that matters.

Soundedd

Oct 22, 2008

Everything music should be, how i love this delightful band, well done the Enemy :) and don't worry Tom Clarke it's only the old bints slagging you off haha!

Ordinarygrl

Oct 23, 2008

well tbh i love the enemy they are mint!! i bought tickets to see them and i got a track off there album called shed a tear..its really good.so im ded lukin forward 2 there album.