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| '''''The Great Western Road''''' is the forthcoming eleventh studio album by Scottish band ], set to be released by Cooking Vinyl on 21 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road - (CD, Vinyl LP) |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/deacon-blue/the-great-western-road |website=Rough Trade |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "Late 88", released on 29 November 2024.<ref name="Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road">{{cite web |title=Official DEACON BLUE Store - Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road |url=https://deaconblue.tmstor.es/product/154946?cur=GBP |website=deaconblue.tmstor.es |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | '''''The Great Western Road''''' is the forthcoming eleventh studio album by Scottish band ], set to be released by ] on 21 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road - (CD, Vinyl LP) |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/deacon-blue/the-great-western-road |website=Rough Trade |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "Late 88", released on 29 November 2024.<ref name="Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road">{{cite web |title=Official DEACON BLUE Store - Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road |url=https://deaconblue.tmstor.es/product/154946?cur=GBP |website=deaconblue.tmstor.es |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| ==Background and recording== | ==Background and recording== | ||
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| Studio album by Deacon Blue | ||||
| Released | March 21, 2025 (2025-03-21) | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Wales | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Ricky Ross, Gregor Philp | |||
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The Great Western Road is the forthcoming eleventh studio album by Scottish band Deacon Blue, set to be released by Cooking Vinyl on 21 March 2025. The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "Late 88", released on 29 November 2024.
Background and recording
The album follows the release of their tenth studio album, Riding on the Tide of Love (2021), which continued their commercial success since their reunion in 2012. The album was formally announced by the band in November 2024 with a release in March 2025. In an interview with BBC Radio 2, lead singer Ricky Ross stated that The Great Western Road takes its name from the Great Western Road in Glasgow, stating that the Glasgow road "leads from the city centre through the West End of Glasgow - which is a really cool and trendy part - and I always thought that for a certain time we owned that. It was the place we wanted to be and we seemed part of it for about two months in 1987". The lead single to be released from the album, "Late 88", premiered on BBC Radio 2 with Zoe Ball on 26 November 2024.
The release of The Great Western Road marks the 40th anniversary of the bands formation following Ricky Ross and Dougie Vipond meeting for the first time and eventually establishing Deacon Blue as a band. Lyrically, the album "reflects the journey the band has taken and remain honest to the age and experiences they have shared", with lead singer Ricky Ross stating that the album is "just the next part of the adventure and it’s as exciting now as it was back in 1988".
The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales. Both Ross and Gregor Philp shared production duties on The Great Western Road, with Philp previously collaborating with the band on their debut studio album, Raintown (1987).
Release and promotion
The album is set for release on 21 March 2025 via Cooking Vinyl. To promote the release of the album, the band released the lead single, "Late 88" on 29 November 2024, receiving its first airplay in the United Kingdom on BBC Radio 2 on 26 November 2024, three days prior to the singles official release. To promote the album further, the band are scheduled to embark on an arena tour of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland entitled The Great Western Road Trip. The tour is set to begin on 31 March 2025 in Bradford, England, and includes the first date for the band at the Wembley Arena in London for the first time since 1990. The tour will conclude in October 2025 with two homecoming shows at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
Track listing
The track listing for The Great Western Road was confirmed to be as follows:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Great Western Road" | Ricky Ross | |
| 2. | "Late ’88" | Ross | |
| 3. | "People Come First" | Ross | |
| 4. | "Wait On Me" | Ross | |
| 5. | "Ashore" | Ross | |
| 6. | "Underneath The Stars" | Ross | |
| 7. | "Up Hope" | Ross | |
| 8. | "Turn Up Your Radio" | Ross | |
| 9. | "How We Remember It" | Ross | |
| 10. | "Mid Century Modern" | Ross | |
| 11. | "Curve of The Line" | Ross | |
| 12. | "If I Lived On My Own" | Ross | |
| Total length: | 30:07 | ||
External links
- The Great Western Road at the official Deacon Blue website
References
- "Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road - (CD, Vinyl LP)". Rough Trade. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Official DEACON BLUE Store - Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road". deaconblue.tmstor.es. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Deacon Blue announce new album 'The Great Western Road' and set to tour in 2025". GlasgowWorld. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Deacon Blue reveal tribute to Glasgow's Great Western Road". Glasgow Times. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "The Great Western Road". Proper Music. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Tour – Deacon Blue". deaconblue.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- Taylor-Hearn, Elysia (26 November 2024). "Deacon Blue announce new album and two tours with Scottish dates". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "Official DEACON BLUE Store - Deacon Blue - The Great Western Road White Marble Vinyl & CD (with Signed Print)". deaconblue.tmstor.es. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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