{"id":70017,"date":"2022-02-17T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=70017"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:43:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:43:04","slug":"thunder-announce-new-album-dopamine-out-april-29th-2022-on-bmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2022\/thunder-announce-new-album-dopamine-out-april-29th-2022-on-bmg\/","title":{"rendered":"THUNDER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DOPAMINE OUT APRIL 29TH 2022 ON BMG"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHARE NEW SINGLE \u2018THE WESTERN SKY\u2019
\nLISTEN TO THE SINGLE & PREORDER
\nTHE ALBUM HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Icons of British hard rock, Thunder, have announced a brand new album, \u2018Dopamine\u2019, out on 29th April 2022, as well as unveiling the first single lifted from it, \u2018The Western Sky\u2019, the new video is available to watch HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Dopamine\u2019 is Thunder\u2019s first ever double-album, and consists of 16 tracks \u2013 something that is resonant with the album\u2019s themes.<\/p>\n

Guitarist, songwriter and Thunder co-founder Luke Morley says: \u201c’We didn\u2019t set out to make a double album but as the writing and recording process went on we wandered into some interesting areas and then it became a case of ‘can we afford to leave any of this off?\u2019 In the end we did reduce it from 20 tunes to 16 but it wasn\u2019t an easy choice.\u201d
\nSatirical and urgent but never downcast, \u2018Dopamine\u2019 was inspired by the world\u2019s mass retreat to social media during the pandemic lockdowns, endlessly hunting for the next hit of happy hormones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI read a fascinating article by an American psychologist,\u201d says Luke, \u201cwho said that social media forces us to become dopamine addicts. We\u2019re validated and liked on social media, which releases the dopamine \u2013 and so we get addicted to it. We take more and more selfies in the hope of more and more validation, and the album cover reflects this. People are surrounded by amazing things that they\u2019re missing because they\u2019re so self-obsessed. Of course, you\u2019ll have to get your hands on the physical album to see all of the amazing things I\u2019m referring to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new single and first taste of the album, \u2018The Western Sky\u2019, shows that despite the rallying against instant gratification, sound-wise Thunder are as immediate as ever.<\/p>\n

The razor-sharp, riff-driven track celebrates the band\u2019s annual trans-American charity motorbike trip.<\/p>\n

The new album comes at the perfect time for Thunder, whose line-up for the last quarter-century and more has been Luke and Danny Bowes (singer), plus Ben Matthews (guitar and keyboards), Chris Childs (bass) and Harry James (drums).<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve been riding a wave of success since their 2015 comeback album Wonder Days, releasing the acclaimed All The Right Noises last year, with Classic Rock speculating that it could be the band\u2019s best album yet. The record went Top 3 in the UK Albums Chart; a quite incredible feat for a British hard rock band into their 4th decade. Globally, it was one of their most successful albums to date. Giving them their first top 10 in Germany and Switzerland; their highest chart entry in Japan, Belgium, and Austria; and for the first time they charted in markets including France and Spain.<\/p>\n

And make no mistake \u2013 the last 30 years have been a rollercoaster ride. Thunder had a start in life like few other bands, delivering a killer debut LP with 1990\u2019s Backstreet Symphony and scoring a US record deal with the help of a keen fan, Axl Rose of Guns N\u2019Roses. Songs like \u2018Dirty Love\u2019 and \u2018Low Life In High Places\u2019 \u2013 according to the late radio legend Tommy Vance, \u201cthe greatest ever single released by a rock band\u201d \u2013 have gone on to enter the British rock canon.<\/p>\n

Despite these early triumphs, rewarded with gold awards and one of the most enduring fanbases on the planet, changes in musical fashions and two breakups made Thunder\u2019s progress a rocky road indeed.<\/p>\n

All that changed with the current sequence of albums that kicked off seven years ago with Wonder Days. Too vital to be simply labelled veterans, too varied in style to be just another classic rock band.<\/p>\n

Thunder are at the very peak of their considerable form, still offering fans doses of \u2018Dopamine\u2019 after all these years.<\/p>\n

Tracklisting:
\nCD1 \/ LP1
\nThe Western Sky
\nOne Day We’ll Be Free Again
\nEven If It Takes a Lifetime
\nBlack
\nUnraveling
\nThe Dead City
\nLast Orders
\nAll the Way
\nCD2 \/ LP2
\nDancing in the Sunshine
\nBig Pink Supermoon
\nAcross the Nation
\nJust a Grifter
\nI Don’t Believe the World
\nDisconnected
\nIs Anybody Out There?
\nNo Smoke Without Fire
\nProduct Info:
\nDouble CD Digipack (BMGCAT570DCD)
\nDeluxe, colour double LP (BMGCAT570DLP)<\/p>\n

www.thunderonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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