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May 24, 2007

New UNKLE - War Stories

UK outfit UNKLE recently released the EP Nights Temper (A Prelude To War Stories), which is indeed a prelude to the project's guest-laden third LP War Stories, due out this summer. James Lavelle's called favors from the Cult's Ian Astbury, QOTSA's Josh Homme, Massive Attack's 3D, and Autolux among others to further extend the UNKLE family for the full length, with Autolux and Homme's contributions popping up on Temper. We recommend burning bandwith on both; "9 Persons & Machinery" is expectedly moody and groovy, while Homme's guit shrieks massage "Chemistry"'s synthy strings to roughshod 'n' ballsy climax.

UNKLE - "Chemistry [Feat. Josh Homme]" (MP3)
UNKLE - "9 Persons And Machinery [Feat. Autloux]" (MP3)

War Stories is slated for a 7/9 release in the UK/Europe and 7/24 in North America on James Lavelle's Surrender All label.

Tracklist after the jump.

DISC ONE
01 "Intro"
02 "Chemistry (feat. Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age)"
03 "Hold My Hand"
04 "Restless (feat. Josh Homme from "Queens of the Stone Age")"
05 "Keys To The Kingdom (feat. Gavin Clark from Clayhill)"
06 "Price You Pay"
07 "Burn My Shadow (feat. Ian Astbury from The Cult)"
08 "May Day (feat. The Duke Spirit)"
09 "Persons & Machinery (feat. Autolux)"
10 "Twilight (feat. 3D from Massive Attack)"
11 "Morning Rage"
12 "Lawless"
13 "Broken (feat. Gavin Clark from Clayhill)"
14 "When Things Explode (feat. Ian Astbury from The Cult)"
15 "Buying A Lie * (feat. Lee Gorton from The Alfie)"
16 "Mistress * (feat. Alice Temple - Bonus tracks for Japan only)"

DISC TWO - Instrumental Versions
01 "Hold My Hand"
02 "Restless"
03 "Keys To The Kingdom"
04 "Price You Pay"
05 "Burn My Shadow"
06 "MayDay"
07 "Persons & Machinery"
08 "Twilight"
09 "Morning Rage"
10 "Lawless"
11 "Broken"
12 "When Things Explode"

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6 Comments

AHHHH Can't wait...

Posted by: Deano at 05/24/07 2:58 PM | Reply
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The first record is a classic, the second one left me a little luke warm. Let's hope this is a return to form.

Posted by: Mo at 05/24/07 3:42 PM | Reply
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And the new video for the next UNKLE single "Burn My Shadow" which features Ian Astbury (from The Cult) on vocals is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSsMGNwYDdg

Posted by: teco apple at 05/24/07 4:18 PM | Reply
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Is anyone here over 19? This album is a load of crap. A far and pathetic fall from the founders of Mo'Wax and the major force behind the creation of trip-hop... Sounds like Moby, She Wants Revenge, later era U2, and the worst of Air, all shelped together... Great job, guys.

Posted by: palndrom23 at 06/11/07 3:20 PM | Reply
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"the major force behind the creation of trip-hop"...um...you not heard of the Wild Bunch or Massive Attack?

Posted by: John at 06/27/07 8:13 AM | Reply
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