Robert Smith will be a part of Tim Burgess for a particular run-through of The Remedy‘s acclaimed ‘Songs Of A Misplaced World‘ on an upcoming version of Tims Listening Get together, NME can solely reveal.
Changing into a favorite amongst music followers on social media throughout lockdown as Tim’s Twitter Listening Events, the format of The Charlatans frontman speaking via new and traditional albums with the artists behind them discovered a brand new residence as a podcast and present on Absolute Radio final yr.
Now, it has been confirmed that Smith has recorded a particular model of the present that will likely be broadcast from 10pm this weekend on Sunday December 8 on Absolute Radio earlier than turning into out there on the Rayo app shortly after and being made right into a podcast early within the new yr.
“I’m wanting ahead very a lot to my second Listening Get together,” Smith instructed NME, “operating via ‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’ with Tim – this time collectively in a ‘actual life house’ – needs to be good?”
This comes after Smith hosted a run-through of Tim’s Twitter Listening Get together for his or her traditional album ‘Want’ again in November 2022, performed from the dressing room after The Remedy performed the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. It grew to become the third most replayed Listening Get together with over 40,000 thus far (with Iron Maiden occupying the highest two locations). Revisit the ‘Want’ playback right here.
Since Burgess took it to Absolute Radio, The Listening Get together has received Gold as greatest newcomer at The Arias, The Radio Academy earlier this yr. The present has featured the likes of U2, Texas, The Kinks, Fall Out Boy, The Libertines and extra.
Over the weekend, The Remedy launched the brand new ‘A Fragile Factor’ EP that includes a dwell model and a Robert Smith remix, earlier than saying a brand new dwell album of their particular London launch gig.
The mammoth Troxy present noticed the band play ‘Songs Of A Misplaced In World’ in full earlier than operating via a packed set of fan favourites and biggest hits, and appears set to be The Remedy’s ultimate present earlier than they tour in autumn 2025.
Smith additionally revealed that the band have one other new album that’s “just about completed” – with a 3rd new report additionally on the best way, and that he’s aiming to finish one of many LPs earlier than hitting the street once more in 2025.
“We’ll begin up once more subsequent yr,” stated Smith. “Significantly, I’ve to complete the second album. We had been going to play festivals subsequent yr, however then I made a decision that we weren’t going to play something subsequent summer time. The following time we exit on stage will likely be autumn subsequent yr.
“However then we’ll in all probability be taking part in fairly usually via till the subsequent anniversary – the 2028 anniversary! It’s looming on the horizon. The 2018 one, I began to consider in late 2016, pondering, ‘I’ve obtained a yr and a half, it’s simple!’ And but I nonetheless didn’t handle to get there in time. Now, I’m beginning to assume, ‘2028, I need to get issues so as’; so [that’s] the documentary movie and issues like that.”
‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’ noticed The Remedy bag their first Quantity One album within the UK in 32 years, with NME awarding it 5 stars – concluding: : “Cruel? Sure, however there’s at all times sufficient coronary heart within the darkness and opulence within the sound to carry you and place these songs alongside The Remedy’s best. The frontman urged that one other two information could also be arriving sooner or later, however ‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’ feels adequate sufficient for the wait we’ve endured, only for being arguably probably the most private album of Smith’s profession. Mortality could loom, however there’s color within the black and flowers on the grave.”
