Coming soon: the new single, Solitaire, an exclusive extended mix and two brand new b-sides.
Finally, we can bring news of the new single, the second release from our seventh album Empires.
The first single Wherever You Are Now brought more interest in us than any previous release, and the latest album, although widely ignored by the general public, has received considerable critical acclaim. We can now finally reveal that the follow-up single will be Solitaire, due for release on Monday 19th January 2004.
The sleeve artwork will be the one shown below, taken in Grimma, in Saxony, eastern Germany.
The single, much harder and darker in sound than its predecessor, will include the original album version, an exclusive extended version, and two brand new b-sides, A New Leaf and The Hunter’s Smile, both of which were started during 2002 and completed in February 2003. Countless demos have been made of both tracks during the making of the album, but neither were ever seriously considered as contenders for the album.
Both tracks were started off as fairly laid back sounding and were completed in very recent studio sessions, which is also when the extended version of Solitaire was recorded, as well as various other tracks. The final version of The Hunter’s Smile is fairly harsh and electronic in style.
The confirmed tracklisting is as follows…
01. Solitaire (Album Version)
02. A New Leaf
03. The Hunter’s Smile
04. Solitaire (Extended)
This is the first single release since 1999 to have more than three tracks on it, thanks to changes in UK chart rules in January.
