These New Puritans have announced that their fifth album Crooked Wing will be released on May 23 on Domino. It was Produced by Jack Barnett and Bark Psychosis pioneer Graham Sutton and executive produced by George Barnett. It features an unpredictable lineup of guest musicians such as Caroline Polachek and veteran jazz double-bassist Chris Laurence.
The band have unveiled two tracks from the album: ‘Industrial Love Song,’ which features Polachek (above, with the band), and ‘Bells.’ The video for ‘Industrial Love Song‘ is directed by Harley Weir, while the video for ‘Bells‘ is painted by Jack Barnett. Both videos can be seen below.
“Industrial Love Song is a duet between two cranes on a building site,” explains Jack Barnett. “Caroline sings the part of one crane, I sing the other; they can’t touch (their movements are controlled by the operator), but when the sun rises they hope that their shadows will cross. I like how the title George came up with misdirects expectations – it’s not that kind of industrial.”
“It’s hard to attach a time period to this song,” says George. “It’s progressive music made with instruments that have been around for hundreds of years.”
“As we exit the mechanical age, you realise how much we have in common with our machines, how human they are,” continues Jack. “Suddenly it didn’t feel so absurd to write a love song from their perspective.”
The album tracklisting for Crooked Wing – their first album in six years is as follows:
1. Waiting
2. Bells
3. A Season In Hell
4. Industrial Love Song
5. I’m Already Here
6. Wild Fields (I Don’t Want To)
7. The Old World
8. Crooked Wing
9. Goodnight
10. Return
The album may be pre-ordered here:
The band have also announced a live date at EartH on June 12, tickets are on sale here.
