Deep Purple have released the first single from new album ‘Splat!’ – check out the propulsive ‘Arrogant Boy’ below.
The veteran rock band are preparing to release their 24thstudio album, and the follow-up to 2024’s ‘=1’, on July 3 viaearMUSIC. Pre-order/pre-save the recordhere.
Now, they have shared the lead single,the chunky, supercharged ‘Arrogant Boy’,which sees the band attempt to capture the speed and power oftheirearly years.
FrontmanIan Gillan has said: “This is the story of Billy whocouldn’tread or write. He is unhappy with things, so he speaks up, and finds a way of irritating, one way or another, the elite. And Ican’tthink of anything more fun than irritating the elite. It would be a joyous exercise for me every morning after coffee.”
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‘Splat!’ sees Deep Purple reuniting with the celebrated producer Bob Ezrin (KISS,Pink Floyd,Lou Reed), and it has been described as one of the group’s heaviest albums in several years, with the tracks having been laid down live in the studio.
According to Gillan,“where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.”
“I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star’, ‘Smoke on the Water’, ‘Lazy’ – the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73. Deep Purple is ina great placeright now.”
‘Splat!’ will be released as a 2LP gatefold 180g boxset, complete with 12-page booklet, a CDdigisleeve, three exclusive 10”vinyl records featuring live recordingsfrom their 2024 tour and an exclusive 7”featuring bonus track ‘GUINNESIS’.
Deep Purple are also heading out on an extensive 86-date world tour later this year, includinga huge show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 25. See the full list of dateshere, while tickets are on sale now and you can find yourshere(UK/Europe) andhere(North America).
Last year,Gillan revealed he was losing his eyesight and said that retirement was “not far off”.“It’sone of those things.I’veonly got30per cent vision,” he said. “Thatwon’tget better. It makes life mysterious. The hardest thing is working on my laptop. Ican’tsee anything on the screen unless I use my peripheral vision – I pick up a line by looking at it sideways. But you find a way. You adapt.”