Manchester indie band Courteeners have announced that they will be releasing a seventh studio album titled ‘Pink Cactus Cafe’. To preview their upcoming album the band released the lead single ‘Solitude Of The Night Bus’ which came with an accompanying video. The band’s upcoming album is set to be released on the 25th of October via Ignition.
The first single from the album, ‘Solitude Of The Night Bus’ has been released with a music video to go with it directed by Dom Foster. The video follows Courteeners frontman Liam Fray on the number 17 bus going on a cosmic journey as the artwork for ‘Pink Cactus Cafe’ coming to life around him during the bus journey.
The band originally formed in Manchester in the early 2000s and this will mark their first album in over four years with the band’s last album ‘More. Again. Forever.’ being released in January 2020.
Speaking in a press release about the song, singer Liam Fray said that “This came at a time of real questioning. Things weren’t going particularly well. No confidence. No direction. I think that’s why – whisper it – it’s on the fun side. This is the new us. I’d previously worked with Ola [Modupe-Ojo] on ‘Hanging Off Your Cloud’ and, like then, there was just a magic in the room that was irresistible.”
He continued talking about how his uncle influenced the track: “It’s a summer breeze. But it’s a winter’s night. Either way, sometimes you have to block out the noise. My late Uncle Pat loved a whistle so it’s a bit of a homage to him. Get on the bus; headphones in; go your own way. It’s the feel good, imposter syndrome hit of the summer.”
The upcoming record sees contributions from various friends of the band including Aussie indie band DMAs, Brooke Combe, and Pixey. You can pre-order the albumn in various formats including CD, LP and cassette along with signed albums and heavyweight and various limited edition and coloured vinyls. All vinyl formats come with a bonus track. Pre-order or pre-save ‘Pink Cactus Cafe’ here.
The track listing for ‘Pink Cactus Cafe’ is:
‘Sweet Surrender’ (featuring Brooke Combe)
‘Weekend Shy Of A Feeling’
‘Pink Cactus Cafe’
‘Where Are We Now?’
‘The Beginning Of The End’ (featuring DMA’S)
‘Solitude of the Night Bus’
‘First Name Terms’ (featuring Pixey)
‘Lu Lu’
‘Love You Any Less’
‘Bitten By Unseen Teeth’
Along with the announcement of the new album the group also told fans that they will soon be announcing dates for a UK tour this Friday (12th of July) in which they will play a homecoming gig in Manchester at a venue that they have never played at before. You can access the pre-sale for the tour by pre-ordering a copy of the album
Courteeners are getting ready for a string of big festival performances this summer, coming off the back of a set at Lytham festival. They are set to perform in Glasgow and TRNSMT Festival this Saturday (13th of July), followed by performances at Boardmasters on Friday the 9th of August and then they will take the stage at Victorious festival in Southsea on the 24th of August.
