REMEMBER the summer a couple of years ago? The radio airwaves were dominated by the repetition of ten words and four distorted chords.
“Standing on the roof tops, everybody scream your heart out.”
This was Lost Prophets with Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast), their first single from their career-defining third album Liberation Transmission. It was an infectious mantra, sung from the lungs of the young up and down the country as an anthem of unity against the corporate status quo. Paradoxically, it catapulted Lost Prophets right into the mainstream.
What followed was a great deal of high-profile success for the Welsh rock band: arena tours, headline festival appearances, and a UK number one album.
But things have been a little quiet from the Lost Prophets camp since then. Founding member and guitarist Lee Gaze explains that the band have been tucked away recording their new album and returning to their roots.
“It’s taken us a while, but that’s what happens when you start all over again. This new record has just been the five of us.”
Writing and recording for the band’s fourth studio album began in early 2007. Originally, they wanted the album released then, however, due to touring and being unhappy with their work in the studio, things got delayed. They shelved a whole album’s worth of material produced by John Feldmann in favour of material recorded and produced by themselves.
The result is an atmospheric and epic 10-track album titled The Betrayed. This time, Lost Prophets have done it alone.
“We used to record and produce all our own material before we did our first record, so we’ve done it before,” says Gaze.
“We always knew we could do it better ourselves. Who knows your own music better than you? There were no producers getting involved and asking us to change things. It’s been three years in the making, but we’re really pleased with the record we’ve created.”
The band released their first single from the new album It’s Not The End Of The World But I Can See It From Here last week, but The Betrayed won’t hit the shelves until 11 January 2010.
“There’s still a lot of record label politics going on, so that’s why the release is taking so long,” explains Gaze.
“The album is finished, and we could release it tomorrow, but we have to wait. We had to get something out though, rather than leaving everyone waiting till January. So we’re going to release two singles before the end of this year. It’s a little unconventional, but it’s going to keep people in transit.”
Lost Prophets will play Lincoln’s Engine Shed in November as a part of a warm up for some dates in the new year, with dates to be announced soon. Support comes from The Blackout.
IN THE KNOW
where: Lincoln Engine Shed, Brayford Wharf
when: Saturday, 21 November, 6.30pm
tickets: £25.25, including booking fee
booking: Drop in to the Engine Shed box office, call 0844 888 8766, or visit www.engineshed.co.uk.
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