The Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde has introduced a brand new solo album ‘Miners’ Ballads’ and shared the most recent single ‘Final Dance (At The Landlord’s Ball)’ – hear beneath.
‘Miners’ Ballads’ will probably be an idea album that may discover the coal mining heritage of the North East of England, with specific emphasis on Sunderland and Washington. The report is launched on March 21 through Sirenspire Information and you’ll pre-order/pre-save it right here.
‘Final Dance (At The Landlord’s Ball)’ sees Hyde taking part in a vintage-sounding piano as he recounts a menacing story of a employee that’s out for revenge after an encounter with a younger girl goes flawed. Pay attention right here:
Talking in regards to the observe, Hyde has stated: “‘Final Dance (At The Landlord’s Ball)’ is a standout observe on the album and it follows a story that emerged because the album developed. Following on from the observe ‘Collier Laddie’, a track a few love struck coal mine proprietor, the protagonist descends right into a jealous rage of insanity after being unsuccessful in wooing an area pit village lady, even after providing her unthinkable wealth and privilege. She stays true to her collier sweetheart and the Landlord goes insane.”
The album was commissioned by Sunderland Metropolis Council and it noticed Hyde analysis the historical past of native households and their connections with coal mining within the space, solely to find a tragedy that touched his family.
His good friend, the historian Keith Gregson, revealed to him that Thomas (13) and Joseph (14), two of Hyde’s ancestors, had been killed within the Trimdon Grande mining catastrophe in February 1882 in County Durham. The final observe on the album, ‘Trimdon Grange 1882’, is devoted to their reminiscence.
‘Miners’ Ballads’ tracklist:
- ‘The Miner’s Life’
- ‘Putter’s Lament’
- ‘Collier Laddie’
- ‘The Limitless Ropes’
- ‘Come All You Colliers’
- ‘What Occurred To The Ponies’
- ‘Working Man’
- ‘Final Dance (At The Landlord’s Ball)’
- ‘Trimdon Grange 1882’
In different information, Hyde lately spoke to NME about his expertise with The Futureheads opening for The Killers on the 2005 NME Awards tour, which additionally included Bloc Get together and Kaiser Chiefs.
“All of the bands frolicked collectively, and there was a constructive competitiveness. We had been beneath headliners The Killers, they usually modified their setlist relying on how we went down,” Hyde informed us. “We went down extraordinarily properly in Glasgow – a lot in order that The Killers determined to begin with ‘Mr Brightside’!”
“Retrospectively, it was an thrilling time for British indie music, and I’d love there to be a constructive nostalgia journey for the Noughties. Trying again, we had been so younger. Our drummer was solely 16 and wasn’t even legally allowed within the venues for our first excursions of America.”
Hyde additionally recalled the 2005 NME Awards ceremony, which marked the top of the tour. “That was a heavy-duty Noughties evening! I used to be gutted as a result of I went as much as Simon Pegg on the bar and informed him how a lot I beloved his sitcom Spaced, and he wasn’t very pleasant,” he stated. “I ended up profitable the award that no one desires – when NME gave me The Drunkest Particular person of the Night time award!”
The Futureheads will be part of Richard Ashcroft at an enormous present on the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage on Might 25, alongside The Zutons. Discover extra details about that present right here.