These New Puritans - Hidden

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Record Label: Domino

Release Date: March 2nd, 2010

This is their followup to the debut Beat Pyramid from March 2008.

This album is a vast departure from TNP's debut. Fans of the first record will see first off that there is a great lack of guitar work here. There is a strong focus on electronics. Tribal rhythms, strong bass lines and copious chanting. This is mixed with artfully arranged choral backing. Brass, Wind with atmospheric orchestral arrangements are used effectively. This is a difficult work that can hardly be called a rock album. However this is a stunning and outstanding piece of work from a group of musicians who are barely in their mid 20's. There are obvious MIA & jazz influences that are re-constructed in a fresh and new way. A bold and fearless expression of a young band pushing their limits and creating something modern, new and bold. there is also a digital crispness to the sound but it is a very direct and harsh production with very little filtering of 'real' noise made during the performance. This adds to the immediacy and charm of the album. It helps distinguish the uniqueness of the work. The second track, the 7 min & 23 second 'We Want War' is epic and striking. From the opening 'Time Zone' to the final cut '5', the work flows as a cohesive whole. Artful and transcendent, this is an impressive piece of work from this young band.



These New Puritans are from the Southend-On-Sea area of England. They are leader Jack Barnett (Writer, producer, vocalist, multi-intrumentalist), twin brother George (drums, loops), Thomas Hein (Bass Guitar, samples, drums) & Sophie Sleigh-Johnson (Keyboards, samples).
Track Listing:

1. Time Xone

2. We Want War

3. Three Thousand

4. Hologram

5. Attack Music

6. Fire-Power

7. Orion

8. Canticle

9. Drum Courts - Where Corals Lie

10. White Chords

11. 5
Official Website: http://www.thesenewpuritans.com/

Upcoming Shows:

22 Mar 2010 20:00 PRIZENBAR HALLE HAMBURG

24 Mar 2010 20:00 TEENAGE CANCER TRUST supporting SUEDE @ ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON

26 Mar 2010 20:00 M4MUSIC ZURICH

27 Mar 2010 20:00 TVORNICA ZAGREB

3 Apr 2010 20:00 PALLADIUM - ELECTRON FESTIVAL GENEVA

7 Apr 2010 20:00 TUNNEL CLUB MILAN

8 Apr 2010 20:00 TRAFFIC ROME

9 Apr 2010 20:00 LOCOMOTIV BOLOGNA

10 Apr 2010 20:00 SPAZIO 211 TORINO

14 Apr 2010 20:00 THEKLA BRISTOL

15 Apr 2010 20:00 ACADEMY 2 LIVERPOOL

16 Apr 2010 20:00 CABARET VOLTAIRE EDINBURGH

17 Apr 2010 20:00 LEADMILL SHEFFIELD

18 Apr 2010 20:00 PLAYAWAY FESTIVAL SKEGNESS

19 Apr 2010 20:00 RESCUE ROOMS NOTTINGHAM

20 Apr 2010 20:00 GARAGE LONDON

24 Apr 2010 20:00 BOHEN 2 COLOGNE

25 Apr 2010 20:00 KARLSTORBAHNHOF HEIDELBERG

26 Apr 2010 20:00 CAFÉ ATLANTIK FREIBURG

27 Apr 2010 20:00 BOTANIQUE BRUSSELS

28 Apr 2010 20:00 BITTERZOET AMSTERDAM

29 Apr 2010 20:00 PONT EPHEMERE PARIS