{"id":73417,"date":"2024-09-21T04:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T09:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=73417"},"modified":"2024-09-21T04:23:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T09:23:25","slug":"the-darkness-announce-new-album-dreams-on-toast-out-march-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2024\/the-darkness-announce-new-album-dreams-on-toast-out-march-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"The Darkness Announce New Album “Dreams On Toast” Out March 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Legends of rock, UK multi-platinum selling band THE DARKNESS<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 singer\/guitarist Justin Hawkins, guitarist Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain, drummer Rufus Taylor – have returned to bedazzle and amaze once more as they serve up their eighth studio album Dreams On Toast<\/em><\/strong> out on March 28, 2025 via Cooking Vinyl. A lavish display of sonic delicacies, Dreams On Toast <\/em>is a dynamic dish packed full of sure-to-be hits. This is no better demonstrated than with lead single \u201dThe Longest Kiss\u201d<\/strong><\/a> out now. The song is an upbeat classic that tips its hat to the \u201970s pop genius of both Queen and Paul McCartney, and it finds The Darkness dance across jaunty piano keys and frolicking guitar licks in irresistible top form. Pre-order Dreams On Toast<\/em> from The Darkness official store HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Frontman Justin Hawkins shares, \u201cYou know that thing when God\u2019s breath tickles your soul and tells you to create? Yeah, makes me giggle too. But you can\u2019t resist. God might not be the power she once was, but say what you like about her, she knows damn well that what the world needs now, is rock sweet rock. And who are we, mere mortals of extraordinary ability, to argue with the divine? So we knuckled down and thought really hard about the best of the best, the elite songs, the life-changing music of the ages. Then we popped out a dozen bangers before lunch. And these bangers we present to you here, wallowing in an aromatic aural ragu, served atop the charred remains of our envious contemporaries\u2026ladies and gentlemen, I give you Dreams On Toast<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin continues, \u201cMisty Orchards! That\u2019s not my porn name, that\u2019s the kind of scenery that I love. I awakened to such a vista in the delightful Scottish highland town of Nairn on the morning that inspiration for \u201cThe Longest Kiss\u201d lyric struck. I was bleary eyed and locked in an unending embrace with my (mid)life partner. Weird that I can still sing, but that\u2019s a testament to the resilience of humans, especially lead singers. The music itself is a piano-led composition, the chorus of which my brother and I came up with after he\u2019d taken a long time to empty his bladder during some impressive pub endurance. The verses were transposed from a song I\u2019ve been working on for decades as part of a musical about the collapse of the Lowestoft fishing industry, called \u201cThe Collapse Of The Lowestoft Fishing Industry.\u201d The musical isn\u2019t finished yet. But \u201cThe Longest Kiss\u201d is. The results are astounding. We\u2019re all very proud of this. Please, to enjoy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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