This Track Chat shines the spotlight on forthcoming single If Something’s Gonna Kill Me (It Might As Well Be Love), with Baz, JJ and Louie discussing how this song developed over time, morphing into a catchy Stranglers meets electro-pop/Kraftwerk hybrid. Written about Dave’s passing, JJ reveals the touching content of the lyrics referring to his friend and bandmate of 45 years. More exciting news will follow about this track next week and don’t forget to pre-order the forthcoming album Dark Matters here

This episode of Track Chat concentrates on the song The Lines with JJ, Baz and Louie chatting about the lyrics, music and capturing it on tape in the studio at the first attempt. As Baz says ‘what you hear on the record is the one and only take’. Along with And If You Should See Dave…, The Lines shows the diversity of Dark Matters and more will be revealed in future Track Chats showcasing other songs from the album (which you can pre-order here). Keep checking our website and social media for forthcoming Dark Matters updates ahead of release day…

In the run up to the release of the band’s new album Dark Matters on 10th September, we will be bringing you lots of exciting content featuring interviews with the band, sneak previews of tracks, new promo videos and exclusive acoustic versions of songs. In the ‘Track Chat’ series, each episode will focus on a particular song from Dark Matters with JJ, Baz and producer Louie Nicastro chatting about the lyrics, music and the recording process as well as glimpses into the studio as the band record. The first track chat features the song Payday which was premiered live on the band’s UK tour back in 2019. Over the coming weeks, remember to keep checking our website & social media as we will bring you regular video updates between now and the album release date and don’t forget you can pre-order Dark Matters here

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JJ is appearing on Johnnie Walker’s Sound Of The Seventies on BBC Radio 2 at 3pm BST this Sunday, the 30th of May.

He picks his favourite tracks from the Seventies and talks about the forthcoming album Dark Matters. Tune in on Sunday here

Updated 1/6- you can listen to the show on iplayer here

Hot off the press! Rat Chat #6 is now available to view. Baz & JJ chat about positive Covid tests, what people can expect in the run up to the release of the new album and also answer some fans questions about Dark Matters. Watch the Rat Chat here