Gary Numan "Dead Son Rising"

GARY NUMAN:

LEGENDARY NEW WAVE PIONEER RETURNS WITH
‘DEAD SON RISING’
NEW ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 24

This fall, legendary new wave pioneer GARY NUMAN will return with DEAD SON RISING, out October 24 as a self-release via his website www.numan.co.uk. On DEAD SON RISING--a far more experimental and unique album than such previous releases as--Jagged, Pure and Exile--GARY teamed up with longtime collaborator ADE FENTON to co-write and produce the effort.

DEAD SON RISING originally developed out of a collection of demos GARY had from previous projects. “The original ideas behind these songs are now barely visible,” he explains. “In the last nine months, the album has grown into another animal, something more experimental and fluid. It’s ended up being something I’m really very proud of.” The new material ranges from the heavily anthemic “The Fall” to the Arabic and ghostly “We Are Lost” as well as the standout, “Dead Sun Rising.” The latter two contain elements from a science-fiction fantasy story NUMAN has been writing.

Additionally, troubled relationships are explored on “For The Rest Of My Life” and “Not The Love We Dream Of.” Elsewhere, two striking instrumentals “Resurrection” and “Into Battle” showcase some of the more cinematic, soundtrack material GARY and ADE have focused on of late. DEAD SON RISING adds up as one of NUMAN’s most atmospheric albums to date, while containing a handful of direct, streamlined electronic rock with “Big Noise Transmission,” “The Fall” and “When The Sky Bleeds, He Will Come.”

GARY NUMAN and his bandmates ADE FENTON (keyboards), DAVID BROOKS (keyboards), RICHARD BEASLEY (drums), STEVE HARRIS (guitar) and TIM MUDDIMAN (bass) will launch a U.K. tour beginning September 15 with dates into December including a performance at the “Nightmare Before Christmas” All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival curated by Battles on December 10 (see dates below).

NUMAN continues to put the finishing touches on his new album for 2012 titled SPLINTER. This summer, he collaborated with Battles for their new single “My Machines,” out now on Warp Records. No doubt the renewed vigor came partly from his critically acclaimed tour last fall celebrating the 30^th anniversary of his seminal album The Pleasure Principle. GARY and his band thrilled sold-out crowds across the U.S. late last year; see a handful of critical soundbites below and hear a stellar live performance from GARY and his band on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” (NPR Los Angeles) here:
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb101103gary_numan.


Fans can preorder a copy of DEAD SON RISING directly here: http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/sites/garynuman.

Following is the complete track listing for DEAD SON RISING:
1) Resurrection
2) Big Noise Transmission
3) Dead Sun Rising
4) When The Sky Bleeds, He Will Come
5) For The Rest Of My Life
6) Not The Love We Dream Of
7) The Fall
8) We Are The Lost
9) For The Rest Of My Life (Reprise)
10) Into Battle
11) Not The Love We Dream Of (Piano version)