FAITHLESS New Album “THE DANCE”

FAITHLESS New Album “THE DANCE”

With the full force of a band as hungry as when they set out fifteen years ago, new album The Dance drops on May 17th, and for the first time will come through Faithless’ own label Nates Tunes, via [PIAS] Recordings.

The Dance sees Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo reach the bar that their back-cat sets so high, and Maxi reckons it’s “chock-a-block with dance tunes which we hope will be the soundtrack to many Saturday nights for a while to come.”

First single Not Going Home (May 3rd), already Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune, is a stadium-like club symphony, a 7 minute sonic call-to-arms; Feel Me pulls vocals from synth-poppers Blancmange’s 1982 track of the same name, turning Neil Arthur’s voice into the cries of a maniac with a mic; Crazy Bal’heads is chilled post-club perfection; and Faithless family member Dido lends her shimmering tones to Feeling Good and North Star.  Also getting in the vocal booth for tracks on the album The Dance are The Temper Trap’s Dougy Mandagi on Coming Around and classical singer Mia Maestro on Love Is My Condition.

Their influence from being at the top of the pile for a decade and a half is easy to spot these days: think Calvin Harris’ recent number 1 or the countless tracks with a house groove, riff and rapper, Faithless’ signature sound adopted by many, bettered by none. 

Tracklisting:

1 Not Going Home - 6.36               

2 Feel Me (feat. Blancmange) – 7.24                        

3 Crazy Bal’heads (feat. Jonny ‘Itch’ Fox) – 3.23
4 Comin Around (feat. Dougy Mandagi)                        

5 Tweak Your Nipple – 7.29                                

6 Flyin Hi – 7.10
7 Love Is My Condition (feat. Mia Maestro) – 5.27                                    

8 Feelin Good (feat. Dido) - 7.19
9 North Star (feat. Dido) – 6.03                              

10 Sun To Me – 7.49