Dark Matters (The Stranglers album)

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Dark Matters
Studio album by
The Stranglers
Released10 September 2021
ProducerLouis Nicastro
The Stranglers chronology
Giants
(2012) 		Dark Matters
(2021)
Singles from Dark Matters
  1. "And If You Should See Dave..."
    Released: 14 May 2021
  2. "If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might As Well Be Love)"
    Released: 7 August 2021

Dark Matters is the forthcoming eighteenth studio album by British rock band The Stranglers.[1] It will feature the playing of late keyboardist Dave Greenfield, who died with COVID-19 in 2020.[2] It will also be the first studio album recorded without founding drummer Jet Black, who retired from performing with the band in 2015.

Background[]

Dark Matters is the first Stranglers studio album since 2012's Giants. Keyboardist Dave Greenfield died with COVID-19 in May 2020,[3] with the track And If You Should See Dave... being written by bassist and singer Jean-Jacques Burnel as a subsequent tribute to Greenfield.[4] Greenfield features on eight of the album's 11 tracks, with the remainder being completed by other band members remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.[5]

Dark Matters will also mark the first Stranglers studio album since original drummer Jet Black stepped away from active performances in 2015.[6]

Track listing[]

  1. Water
  2. This Song
  3. And If You Should See Dave...
  4. If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might as Well Be Love)
  5. No Man's Land
  6. The Lines
  7. Payday
  8. Down
  9. The Last Men on the Moon
  10. White Stallion
  11. Breathe

A Dave Greenfield – A Tribute bonus CD will be issued with purchases made through The Stranglers' official store. Tracklisting:

  1. Dead Ringer (from Black & White 2016 UK Tour)
  2. Peasant in the Big Shitty (Live from Ruby Anniversary 2014 UK Tour)
  3. Walk On By (Live from TSUTAYA O-West, Tokyo, Japan 2019)
  4. Do You Wanna? (Live from Black & White 2016 UK Tour)
  5. Baroque Bordello (Live from Brixton Academy, Back On The Tracks Tour, London 2019)
  6. 4 Horsemen (Live from March On 2015 UK Tour)
  7. This Song (Live from Brixton Academy, Back On The Tracks Tour, London 2019)
  8. Water (Live from Brixton Academy, Back On The Tracks Tour, London 2019)

Personnel[]

The Stranglers

References[]

  1. ^ The Stranglers honour late keyboard player Dave Greenfield with 'And If You Should See Dave' - Gigwise. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hear The Stranglers’ tribute to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield - Uncut. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ Dave Greenfield: The Stranglers keyboard player dies at 71 -BBC News. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ The Stranglers announce new album ‘Dark Matters’ and share tribute single for late keyboardist Dave Greenfield - NME. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ Dark Matters CD Album + Dave Greenfield - A Tribute (Exclusive Bonus CD) - The Stranglers Official Online Store. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ The Stranglers guitarist Baz Warne on the departure of Jet Black and looking to the next 40 years - The Argus. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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