Het eigenzinnige Noord-Ierse rocktrio Therapy? heeft 10 nieuwe Beneluxshows aangekondigd voor dit najaar. Met de vier eerder geboekte shows in maart erbij, is het nu dan de volledige Beneluxlijst voor de ‘So Much For The 30 Year Plan’ tour 2020.
Nov 14th – Metropool, Enschade
Nov 15th – Patronaat, Haarlem
Nov 17th – Hedon, Zwolle
Nov 18th – Willem Twee Poppodium, Den Bosch
Nov 19th – Paard, Den Haag
Nov 20th – Luxor Live, Arnhem
Nov 21st – De Oosterpoort, Groningen
In maart is Therapy? tevens te zien in Bergen op Zoom en Utrecht. De laatste kaarten voor deze shows zijn verkrijgbaar via de websites van de zalen.
26/03 Bergen op Zoom – Gebouw T
27/03 Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg (Ronda)
Om zijn 30-jarige jubileum te vieren brengt de band op 13 maart a.s. het album ‘Greatest Hits (2020 Versions’) uit via Marshall Records. Frontman Andy, bassist Michael en drummer Neil namen in de legendarische Abbey Road Studios 12 van hun UK Top 40-Hits op, waaronder een aantal tijdloze Therapy? anthems. De productie was in handen van oudgediende Chris Sheldon, die al eerder met de band werkte voor ‘Troublegum’ (1994), ‘Semi-Detached’ (1998), ‘High Anxiety’ (2003) en het laatste studio-album ‘Cleave’ uit 2018.
Zanger Andy Cairns vertelt over het nieuwe album: “Distilling the essence of what makes Therapy? what we are isn’t easy. Anyone familiar with the 30 years of the band’s history and numerous releases will be aware we have a broad range of musical taste and we’ve never been a band easily pigeon-holed. Putting together a representative package would be a nightmare and would likely involve a box set. In the end we decided to go for a take on the Greatest Hits format only and instead of compiling the tracks from previous releases we thought it would make things more current if we went into the famous Abbey Road studios and worked with the legendary producer, Chris Sheldon, a friend who has collaborated with us successfully over the decades. The Greatest Hits are just that. Our twelve most successful top 40 UK singles.”
“We’re proud of these songs and are excited by how fresh they still sound today. We hope these tracks will comfort those already familiar with them, remind estranged friends that it’s time they got back in touch and show younger listeners how a bunch of misfits use chaos and melody to get through life and its toughest challenges. Timeless rock songs recorded in a magical studio by an icon of music production. What more do you want?”