Roughly themed around notions of duality and division, Therapy?’s follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed 'Disquiet' - and first recording for new label Marshall Records – calls forth the curiosity of newcomers and welcomes a home-coming army of long-standing fans with open arms. The bands fifteenth studio album 'CLEAVE' is a sharply focused, fiercely intelligent, impassioned and empowering set of songs from a band operating at a creative and artistic peak.
A scathing, incisive state-of-the-nation address, investigating the schisms in contemporary society and the motivations of those seeking to propagate disjuncture, it’s a powerful, challenging, uncompromising collection from a band never afraid to confront and dissect humanity’s darkest impulses.
Andy Cairns shares his thoughts on 'Cleave'
“Dead set in the centre of these turbulent, divisive times Therapy? are here to offer our take on this new age of anxiety with album number fifteen, 'Cleave'!"
“Dead set in the centre of these turbulent, divisive times Therapy? are here to offer our take on this new age of anxiety with album number fifteen, 'Cleave'!"
"We're bringing you ten tough new songs dealing in melody, riffage, rhythm and intensity. From the opening shot of ‘Wreck it like Beckett’ to the denouement of 'No Sunshine', no breath is wasted. What's more, 'Cleave' has been produced by band ally Chris Sheldon, whose work also played a big part in 'Troublegum'. This body of work takes in a breadth of influences while retaining the unique character of the classic Therapy? sound."
Commenting on their fifteenth studio album in nearly thirty years of activity, Andy Cairns is justifiably proud of Therapy?'s latest offering and overall longevity as a band...
“We’ve never been part of a trend, so we’ve never been cast aside when fashions changed. 'CLEAVE', to me, is Therapy? at our most focused. I love our more experimental side, but I also love that this record sounds like it was made by a band who’re all reading from the same script and moving forward with the same determination and hunger.”
“We’re living in a time riven by conflict,” Andy Cairns states boldly. “You look at what’s happening in the United States at present, what’s going on with Brexit in the UK, with North and South Korea, with Palestine and Israel, and it’s impossible not to see turmoil and turbulence. Some of these conflicts have been going on as long as I can remember, but they seemed to really reach a head again around the time we were writing the album. 'CLEAVE' is our response to the divisions we see all around us.”
The result is one of the most formidable, provocative and impactful albums of Therapy?’s storied 29 year career, once again proving that the band’s pre-eminence as one of the UK’s most inventive, fearless and individualistic musical artists.
'Cleave' is out now to purchase online and in stores!
'Cleave' is out now to purchase online and in stores!
UK 2018 Tour Dates
08 - Cardiff, The Globe.
09 - Southampton, Engine Rooms.
10 - Norwich, Waterfront.
11 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms.
13 - Sheffield, o2 Academy 2.
14 - Glasgow, Garage **NOTE DATE MOVED.
15 - Stoke, Sugarmill.
16- Manchester, Gorilla.
17 - Leeds, Brudenell - SOLD OUT.
19 - Brighton, Concorde 2.
20 - Bristol, SWX.
21 - Exeter, Phoenix.
22 - London, O2 Islington Academy.
23 - Birmingham, Asylum.
09 - Southampton, Engine Rooms.
10 - Norwich, Waterfront.
11 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms.
13 - Sheffield, o2 Academy 2.
14 - Glasgow, Garage **NOTE DATE MOVED.
15 - Stoke, Sugarmill.
16- Manchester, Gorilla.
17 - Leeds, Brudenell - SOLD OUT.
19 - Brighton, Concorde 2.
20 - Bristol, SWX.
21 - Exeter, Phoenix.
22 - London, O2 Islington Academy.
23 - Birmingham, Asylum.
