Originally written by zzzzzz zzzzzz · 5 March 2008
After pursuits away with Von Südenfed, welcome back Mark E. Smith and The Fall for record number 27. Imperial Wax Solvent is released on April 28 through Castle Records and sees the slate wiped clean yet again with a new makeshift roster consisting of Smith alongside wife Elena Poulou, Keiron Melling and David Spurr, none of whom appeared with Smith on 2007’s Reformation Post-TLC.
Featuring a Groundhogs cover (‘Strangetown’) and a track co-written with Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars renown (‘Is This New’), the tracklisting for Imperial Wax Solvent runs as follows:
‘Alton Towers’ ‘Wolf Kidult Man’ ‘50 Year Old Man’ ‘I've Been Duped’ ‘Strangetown’ ‘Taurig’ ‘Can Can Summer’ ‘Tommy Shooter’ ‘Latch Key Kid’ ‘Is This New’ ‘Senior Twilight Stock Replacer’ ‘Exploding Chimney’
The record’s release coincides with the publication of Smith’s autobiography, out on April 24, entitled Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith. Whatsay Smith? “Reams of stuff have been written about me in the past, but never in my own words: this is the proper one”.
Want a glimpse? Tour:
March 4 Bilston The Robin 5 Newcastle Union Society 6 Sheffield Corporation 7 Liverpool Carling Academy 9 Cardiff The Point 12 London Astoria 16 Dublin Tripod 17 Oxford Carling Academy 19 Northampton Roadmender 20 Leeds Stylus 21 University of Salford Maxwell Hall 24 Hull The Welly 26 Morecambe The Dome 27 Inverness The Iron Works 29 Glasgow The Ferry 30 Glasgow The Ferry