"Playing with Fire" / "ELF" Released: 23 October 2023
"The Knock" / "Soldiers of Love" Released: 24 November 2023
"Lost in the Wilderness" Released: 8 February 2024
"Hey You" Released: 29 March 2024
Black/Red is the twelfth studio album by Welsh rock band Feeder, released on 5 April 2024 via Big Teeth Music, Townsend Music and Absolute Label Services. A double album, it completes a trilogy that began with its predecessor, 2022's Torpedo.[2][3][4]
Background
Lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Grant Nicholas has said that the decision to release the record as a double album was made with the listener in mind, describing it as "almost like a musical production with an interval." He also described writing the album as a "musical pilgrimage" and a "labour of love", which resulted in a record of "undeniable Feeder".[2]
Nicholas stated that "The Knock" is a "song about a highway or road of life and the journey in which it can take us on and the challenges we face along the way". In addition, he said that he had "a very clear visual image for "Soldiers of Love", almost like a film soundtrack. It's the first time we've recorded bagpipes on a Feeder track as we felt they would add to the slight Celtic feel of the song. It was originally going to stay more of an acoustic style track but I felt the song could be more cinematic and grander sonically."[5]
The album was supported by a tour of the United Kingdom through March of 2024. It began on 2 March at the Junction in Cambridge and ended on 28 March at the Roundhouse in London.[2]
The album debuted at No.8 in the UK album charts with first week consumption figures of just over 7,300. In most weeks this would have guaranteed a top 5 entry, but ended up releasing in one of the most busiest sales weeks of the year, in which the top 17 albums all had figures of at least 5,000; the first time in 16 weeks. However, the band expressed on their Instagram page that this is their 11th career top 10 album, a span that has so far lasted 25 years and their fifth top 10 album in succession.
The tour in support of the album was also one of the band's longest and best-selling.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Grant Nicholas
Black
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Droids"
1:06
2.
"ELF"
3:58
3.
"Playing with Fire"
3:23
4.
"Vultures"
3:47
5.
"Sahara"
4:54
6.
"Hey You"
3:36
7.
"The Knock"
3:32
8.
"Perfume"
3:46
9.
"AI Man"
3:43
Total length:
31:45
Red
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Sleeping Dogs Lie"
3:53
2.
"Scream"
3:48
3.
"Submarine"
4:05
4.
"Lost in the Wilderness"
3:25
5.
"Memory Loss"
3:57
6.
"Unconditional"
3:08
7.
"Here Comes the Hurricane"
3:34
8.
"Soldiers of Love"
4:11
9.
"Ghosts on Parade"
4:18
Total length:
34:19
Personnel
Feeder
Grant Nicholas – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, production and string arrangements
Geoff Holroyde – drums on "Hey You", "The Knock", "Perfume", "AI Man", "Sleeping Dogs Lie", "Scream", "Memory Loss", "Unconditional" and "Soldiers of Love"
Karl Brazil – drums on "ELF", "Playing With Fire", "Vultures", "Sahara", "Submarine", Lost in the Wilderness", "Here Comes the Hurricane" and "Ghosts on Parade"
