No Tourists

No Tourists
Studio album by The Prodigy
Released 2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)
Recorded 2017–2018
Studio Tileyard Studios, King's Cross, London
Label Take Me to the Hospital, BMG
Producer Liam Howlett
The Prodigy chronology
The Day Is My Enemy
(2015)		 No Tourists
(2018)
Singles from No Tourists
  1. "Need Some1"
    Released: 19 July 2018
  2. "Light Up the Sky"
    Released: 26 September 2018
  3. "Fight Fire With Fire (feat. Ho99o9)"
    Released: 11 October 2018

No Tourists is the upcoming seventh studio album by the English electronic dance band The Prodigy, set for release on 2 November 2018 on their independent label Take Me to the Hospital, managed by BMG. The group will support the album with a UK tour in November 2018.[1]

Background

In September 2017, the band announced that they had signed a recording deal with BMG Rights Management, giving them the green-light to produce a new studio album. It is their first album since The Day Is My Enemy (2015).[2][3]

On 19 July 2018, the album's title and front cover was revealed on the group's official Instagram page.[4] It depicts a Routemaster bus on route 7 with its destination being The Four Aces in Dalston where the band played their debut gig in 1990.[5] Howlett explained that its title refers to the album's theme of escapism, "and the want and need to be derailed. Don't be a tourist – there is always more danger and excitement to be found if you stray from the set path".[6]

The album was written, produced, and mixed by Howlett in the course of a year at Tileyard Studios in King's Cross, London. He wrote the songs with their live performance being a priority. Despite his input on the record, Howlett maintained it is "very much a band album" with vocal contributions from his band mates Keith Flint and Maxim.[6] Howlett added that No Tourists will display the same amount of aggression as previous albums, "but in a different way".[6] The album contains several collaborations from other artists.[6]

Release

On 19 July 2018, the album's lead single, "Need Some1", premiered on Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1. Its music video was released on YouTube after its debut broadcast. The video was directed by Paco Raterta and filmed in Manila. The second track, "Light Up the Sky", debuted on BBC Radio 6 on 26 September 2018, and made available later that day.[7]

Personnel

The Prodigy

References

  1. ↑ "The Prodigy tour 2018: how to get tickets and the list of venues". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "THE PRODIGY announce new album for 2018!". Hardwired Magazine. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Ingham, Tim (19 September 2017). "The Prodigy sign worldwide deal with BMG for new album in 2018". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "TheProdigyOfficial Instagram update". 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018. 'NO TOURISTS' The new album .... it's done ..
  5. ↑ Roach 2010, p. 23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "The Prodigy – No Tourists 180g Double Vinyl, CD & Tape Bundle". TM Stores. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Holbrook, Cameron (26 September 2018). "The Prodigy 'Light Up The Sky' with a new high-octane music video". Mixmag. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

Sources

  • Roach, Martin (2010). The Prodigy: The Official Story – Electronic Punks. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-784-18964-8.
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