RGG November 2016 - p.23
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since
1995
It received some of New Model Army's
best-ever critical reviews and was their most
successful album in more than 20 years,
charting top 30 in UK and Germany.
Meanwhile, Matt Reid’s 2014 feature-length
documentary movie on the band (“Between
Dog and Wolf - The New Model Army Story”)
was shown in cinemas and at film festivals
across Europe and recently became available
on DVD, telling the story of this most unique of
bands. "Winter" New Model Army's 14th
studio album was released to rave reviews on
Aug 26, needless to say they’re really looking
forward to getting out and playing it live.
Special tour guests are Mad Dog Mcrea a
unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz,
bluegrass and 'shake your ass' music. From
self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love
and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies,
legless pirates and black flies - Mad Dog never
fail to capture their audience with their
infectious songs.
Formed by Justin Sullivan in Bradford in 1980,
their beginnings were inspired by Northern
Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary
atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have
had a long, creative and eventful journey. They
have been massively influential in ‘post-punk’,
‘folk-rock’, politico-rock’, ‘goth’, ‘metal’ and all
kinds of musical sub-cultures but they have
steadfastly refused to belong to any genre.
Without a ‘genre’ audience, and never having
had a Top 20 hit single in any country, New
Model Army still have album sales in the
millions, have attracted some of the biggest
producers on the planet (Glyn Johns, Tom
Dowd, Andy Wallace, Bob Clearmountain) and
have built up an almost religious devotion
amongst fans. This is a remarkable band - as
hungry and focused as ever, with a continually
regenerating audience and insatiable creative
ambition. Now into their 37th year, New Model
Army show no signs of slowing down.
“Between Dog And Wolf” (released in 2013 -
together with it’s sister mini-album “Between
Wine And Blood” in 2014), marked a major
creative resurgence in the band’s long story.
New Model Army are a legendary
global underground cult band
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