Less than a week after the release of their latest single ‘Honey‘ featuring vocals from Hollie Cook, Gentleman’s Dub Club announced the official release date for their upcoming studio album Down To Earth. Their eight record is set for release on 19 March 2021 via Easy Star Records and will feature a total of 10 songs with the confirmed tracklist available at the end, including their latest single as well as ‘Castles In The Sky‘ from last November. Down To Earth promises yet another dose of the band’s signature mix of dub, reggae, ska, jazz and electronic music, and is already available to pre-order and pre-save here. Easy Star Records were eager to announce their ongoing partnership and take us through their recent releases in preparation for the hugely anticipated new LP:

“Exploring the diverse and expressive world of reggae over the last few years with their ‘Pound For Pound’ collaboration with The Nextmen, plus their cover of Bill Withers’ “Use Me” featuring Kiko Bun and their mission through time, space and bass in album #7, the Gents are now combining organic reggae roots with their own fresh approach to song-writing and new heights of production. Continuing their strong partnership with the mighty Easy Star Records and having a helping hand from Gardna and Hollie Cook is only ever going to have one outcome, and they would like to invite every single one of you to join them.”

We are extremely excited to announce that our new album ‘Down To Earth’ is now available to pre-order plus a tee, and ltd Vinyl and CD.

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Photography: @riyahollings
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Down To Earth come out in March on standard CD and LP, as well as a limited edition green/bone coloured vinyl in addition to an exclusive long-sleeve t-shirt and deluxe album bundle, all available through their website. So far it is confirmed that the imaginative artwork of the upcoming record, as well as their two promotional singles, has been done by the extremely talented Charlotte Smith of Artworks By Blondie, whose portfolio showcases previous work for the likes of Don Broco, Gabrielle Aplin, Walking On Cars, and many others. All official photoshoots are creditted to Riya Hollings.

The upcoming album is mixed and mastered by the well established producer Brad Ellis, best known in the industry as Brad Baloo. Down To Earth will cover a total of 10 tracks, featuring the previously released ‘Castles In The Sky‘ and Gentleman’s Dub Club latest collaboration with Hollie Cook for ‘Honey‘. The official tracklist also reveals an exciting team-up with the Bristol MC Gardna, who appeared on the 2018 single ‘Rudeboy‘ alongside The Nextmen.

 

 

 

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On their future release, the energetic London-based dub gang said: “The writing of Down To Earth coincided with a time not only of international existential crisis, but also of our own personal realization that the future for live music – the main platform and ultimately life force of GDC – was up in the air.  We decided that Down To Earth should be a snapshot of that point in time, where everyone was able (for better or worse) to reflect on their role in the world around them and consider the past, present and future inside the vacuum of lockdown. While it’s a deeply personal album, the themes and sentiments on the album are universal, and point towards a future that values love and understanding over conflict and hate.” 

Gentleman’s Dub Club’s upcoming record is out on 19 March via Easy Star Records. The official tracklist for Down To Earth is confirmed below: