London punk-rockers Counterfeit have announced that their debut album, to be entitled ‘Together We Are Stronger’, will be released on 17th March, according to Upset Magazine. To give fans a taste of what they can expect, as well as a treat in itself, they have also shared the lead single, ‘For The Thrill Of It’ from the upcoming record.
Frontman Jamie Campbell Bower delivered the news with a quietly confident little tease, saying, ‘It is an honour to announce our debut album ‘Together We Are Stronger’. This album has been a long time coming and it is now time for us to unshackle the beast that we have, for so long, tried to contain.’ The album will be a ten-track affair, produced by Thomas Mitchener of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes renown, and recorded at Broadfields Studio.
1. Washed Out
2. For The Thrill Of It
3.Close To Your Chest
4. As Yet Untitled
5. Romeo
6. You Can’t Rely
7. Lost Everything
8. Addiction
9. Enough
10. Letters To The Lost
Of course, we already have one taster from the album, in the form of ‘Addiction’, which the band premiered last month. Now, the band have shared the track that will follow the all-important opener, with the world. You can check out the new track in all it’s hedonistic, intense and yet cynical glory below. Think Arctic Monkeys’ debut but set in Vauxhall with a chorus provided by Metallica and you’re probably not a million miles away…
It has been somewhat of a wait for the band formed in 2015 with initially just three members. They soon expanded to the current five man line-up consisting of frontman Jamie Campbell Bower; Tristan Marmont on guitar and vocals; Roland Johnson on bass (not synth…); Sam Bower on guitar and Jimmy Craig on the kit. In that time the band have released two EPs, 2015’s ‘Come Get Some’ and ‘Enough’, released last year, and will now try their hand at a full-length release. It does mean, however, that we have heard from the band in person, and in quite intimate detail, before we listen to their debut album. On his inspiration and intention for his music, frontman Jamie Campbell Bower has said, ‘The whole idea of being an artist or a musician is that it’s a really cathartic process. I want to get rid of things that I feel and I want to talk about those things on record. The brutal honesty of it all, that’s what people can connect with. I just have to tap in and stay true. If I’m not doing that, then I think everyone would be able to see. Everyone would be able to call bullshit.’
The band will also head out on a European Tour the week after the album is released, which will finally touch soil back in the UK on the 18th April and wrap up in Brighton on the 29th. Campbell Bower has also spoken about the power of live music, saying, ‘For me it’s about connection and seeing people cut loose and get loose. The rest of the band, the people who come to the shows and I, we all carry a lot of unnecessary stress within our lives. To go to a show or listen to a record that’s an outlet is really beneficial, not only for the audience but for us as well.’ So, if you are carrying that unnecessary stress, the full UK Tour dates are shown below:
18/4 – Key Club – Leeds
19/4 – Academy 3 – Manchester
20/4 – O2 Academy 2 – Newcastle
21/4 – Stereo – Glasgow
22/4 – Rock City Basement – Nottingham
23/4 – O2 Academy 3 – Birmingham
25/4 – Fleece – Bristol
26/4 – Underworld – London
28/4 – Joiners – Southampton
29/4 – The Haunt – Brighton
