A half decade since they released their last studio album ('Here'), veteran Scottish rockers Teenage Fanclub are ready to unleash their 11th LP (titled 'Endless Arcade') this autumn.
It's the first record since the departure of co-founder Gerard Love in late 2018 and their first with former Gorky's Zygotic Mynci frontman Euros Childs (as keyboardist).The latest taste of 'Endless Arcade' is the indie-pop charm of 'I'm More Inclined' with warm, breezy melodies backed by strumming guitars that was written by band member Norman Blake.
"When we first starting talking about getting songs together for a new album," lead guitarist and vocalist Raymond McGinley says, "Norman said, 'I have one ready to go now!' – and that was 'I'm More Inclined'.
"He played it to us, we loved it, and that got us started on the whole thing that became 'Endless Arcade'."
Fans can expect the quintessential Teenage Fanclub with the press release stating 'melodies are equal parts heart-warming and heart-aching, guitars chime and distort, keyboard lines mesh and spiral, harmony-coated choruses burst out like sun on a stormy day'.
"The process is much the same as it always has been," begins Raymond about the band's approach to recording 'Endless Arcade'.
"In 1989 we went into a studio in Glasgow to make our first LP. Francis [Macdonald] starts setting up his drums, the rest of us find our spots around him and off we go.
"Thirty years later Francis is setting up his drums in Clouds Hill Recordings in Hamburg. A few hours later we're recording the first song.
"We don't conceptualise, we don't talk about it, we just do it. Each of us are thinking our own thoughts, but we don't do much externalising. We just feel our way into it."
Available on translucent green, pink or clear vinyl, CD and limited cassette, 'Endless Arcade' will be released 30 April, 2021. Pre-order it.
'Endless Arcade' Tracklisting
1. Home2. Endless Arcade
3. Warm Embrace
4. Everything Is Falling Apart
5. The Sun Won't Shine On Me
6. Come With Me
7. In Our Dreams
8. I'm More Inclined
9. Back In The Day
10. The Future
11. Living With You
12. Silent Song
