The Answer have revealed ‘Solas’, the anthemic new single and title track from the band’s eagerly anticipated forthcoming album which will be released via Napalm Records on October 28th.
‘Solas’ is the first official single from the new album and has already gone straight on to the Planet Rock A-List. It follows the previously released track ‘Beautiful World’, which is bathed in a dark, cinematic eeriness and was co-written with former Massive Attack producer / composer, Neil Davidge.
Both ‘Solas’ and ‘Beautiful World’ will be available as instant grat downloads with pre-orders of the album via digital stores, which will go live on September 16th. NEW SINGLE: ‘SOLAS’ LISTEN HERE
NEW ALBUM: ‘SOLAS’OUT OCTOBER 28TH THROUGH NAPALM RECORDS
A decade into the band’s career, Solas marks a significant turning point for The Answer as they turned inwards to their culture, musical heritage and deep-rooted sense of ‘Irishness’. The album is a hugely varied body of work encompassing elements of their Celtic background as well as their renowned trademark guitar attack.
Opening with the dark hypnotic drum beat of the title track ‘Solas’, a brooding rock anthem that builds to a climactic release with an explosive and almost operatic choral finale, the album showcases the band’s love of Irish harmony; the combination of mandolins and Celtic choral arrangements suspend time on the harmonious ‘Thief Of Light’ while ‘In This Land’ summons an epic resolve and demonstrates an atmospheric turning point in the band’s sound.
Not turning their back on their blues-filled rock anthems, ‘Demon Driven Man’ is perfect rock’n’roll fare, but it is the epic ‘Battle Cry (Seo An La Mo Laoch Mo Ghra)’, a six-minute call to arms featuring elements of Celtic music, a Gaelic vocal chant, windswept rock and even thunderous Samba rhythms, which best epitomises the old and new of The Answer.
Having gone back to their roots and rediscovered their inner selves Solas is an honest and brave album that panders to no label, to no media framework and to no rules. It is a record that bears the scars and soul of four talented men from Northern Ireland; sometimes troubled but seeking creative liberation.
Now firmly embarked upon a new journey with a roaring fire inside, the Answer will be bringing the their fierce Irish rock’n’roll to the UK this November.
- Sat 12th – The Lemon Tree Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Sun 13th – The Classic Grand Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Mon 14th – Corporation Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Tues 15th – Riverside Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Wed 16th – Picturedrome Holmfirth, United Kingdom
- Fri 18th - Diamond Live Lounge Doncaster, United Kingdom
- Sat 19th – Academy 2 Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Sun 20th – Concorde 2 Brighton, United Kingdom
- Tue 22nd – Waterfront Norwich, United Kingdom
- Wed 23rd – Electric Ballroom London, United Kingdom