Check it out below:

Introducing the video, front-man Justin Hawkins proclaims:

“Dear People of the Internet. We have made this excellent video to distract you from the humdrum banality of existence. By looking at film of The Darkness preening and cavorting, you will be transported to an unattainable world of awesomeness. Furthermore, we recommend that you purchase our new record album, for which the above video serves as an amuse-bouche. Enjoy!”

The album Pinewood Smile is released on October 6th via Cooking Vinyl.

Check out The Darkness on tour at the following dates:

THE DARKNESS UK TOUR DATES
NOVEMBER
23/11 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall
24/11 – Manchester, Academy
25/11 – Blackburn, King George’s Hall
27/11 – Leeds, O2 Academy
28/11 – Newcastle, O2 Academy
29/11 – Glasgow, O2 Academy

DECEMBER
01/12 – Stoke-On-Trent, Victoria Hall
02/12 – Nottingham, Rock City
03/12 – Norwich, UEA
05/12 – Guildford, G Live
06/12 – Margate, Winter Gardens
07/12 – Southend-On-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
09/12 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
10/12 – London, Eventim Apollo
11/12 – Brighton, Dome
13/12 – Cardiff, St David’s Hall
14/12 – Bristol, Colston Hall

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The album is released on October 6th and features the lead single All The Pretty Girls. Listen to the track below:

Some may “What is The Darkness’ relevance in 2017?” Front-man Justin Hawkins had this to say:

“Why should anybody care? Because if you don’t, we’re fucked!! History will remember us as the apathetic generation who negligently ushered in a dreadful dystopian age that may or may not come to be known as ‘The Rise of the Arseclowns’. We cannot allow this to continue! You may not give a shit about Brexit or Trump, but PLEASE… give a shit about The Darkness otherwise the last bastion of cultural sensibility will fall and our airwaves will be polluted by meaningless pop purveyed by arseholes and morons… Oh wait!”

PINEWOOD SMILE TRACKLIST

1. All The Pretty Girls
2. Buccaneers Of Hispaniola
3. Solid Gold
4. Southern Trains
5. Why Don’t The Beautiful Cry?
6. Japanese Prisoner Of Love
7. Lay Down With Me, Barbara
8. I Wish I Was In Heaven
9. Happiness
10. Stampede Of Love

‘Pinewood Smile’ will be released on CD, limited edition Deluxe CD (featuring four bonus tracks), Gatefold Heavyweight Vinyl, cassette and in both Standard and Deluxe digital versions.

The Darkness are also on the road this November, check out dates below:

THE DARKNESS UK TOUR DATES
NOVEMBER
23/11 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall
24/11 – Manchester, Academy
25/11 – Blackburn, King George’s Hall
27/11 – Leeds, O2 Academy
28/11 – Newcastle, O2 Academy
29/11 – Glasgow, O2 Academy

DECEMBER
01/12 – Stoke-On-Trent, Victoria Hall
02/12 – Nottingham, Rock City
03/12 – Norwich, UEA
05/12 – Guildford, G Live
06/12 – Margate, Winter Gardens
07/12 – Southend-On-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
09/12 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
10/12 – London, Eventim Apollo
11/12 – Brighton, Dome
13/12 – Cardiff, St David’s Hall
14/12 – Bristol, Colston Hall

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The opening track ‘Every Inch of You’ is thumping bass riffs laden sing along reminiscent of songs, like Free’s All Right Now or Queen’s Fat Bottomed Girls. ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us’ jumps into fifth gear and takes us on a journey guided by Dan Hawkins’ trademark guitar work and Justin’s famous falsetto. Keeping in mind the first two tracks pre-date Permission To Land, as well as their cover of Radiohead’s Street Spirit (which they have been performing live since 2002) 6 songs away. This makes the record seem like one of those ‘previously unreleased rarities’ that an artists’ label will put out after a band is no more. Nevertheless, the following riffage of ‘With a Woman’ and ‘Keep Me Hanging on swiftly disprove this theory!

Any hard rock/ cock rock/ hair metal/ whatever-you-want-to call-it rock album would not be complete without the obligatory power ballad. ‘Hot Cakes has Living Each Day Blind’ is just that. Its a song addressing the frustrations of a young person living in a small town, who wants to leave for bigger things. I’m sure this is something the heavy rockers from Lowestoft will have thought about in their early years.
‘Everybody Have A Good Time’ follows, the title really sums up what this album is all about, having a gosh dang good time!! Which is something Justin and Co have always believed in, and we can appreciate it now they aren’t in our faces constantly and being over-played on TV and radio. In a world where Steel Panther and Tenacious D play alongside legends such as Black Sabbath at Download we welcome the dad-rockers back onto our stereos.
And still the ride isn’t over. Well written pop-rock songs like Forbidden Love and Concrete assure us the glam rock revivalists are a brilliant band, who cares about the spandex! The next adventure on the band’s horizon is supporting some American pop star, Lady Gaga, you may have heard of her before. The Darkness will serve as support for the European leg of her world tour, which makes perfect sense to fans of both acts in some ways. The album closes with ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Love’ which is cheerful and ditty featuring acoustic guitars and percussion as well the traditional Darkness axe-wielding. Leaving a sweet taste in the mouth, this is the comeback record we were all looking forward to!

The Darkeness – EPK on new album HOT CAKES!

For Fans of: Queen, Thin Lizzy, Meat Loaf.
Recommended download: ‘Living Each Day Blind’

7.5/10

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