Pure Love Name Debut Album ‘Anthems’

Pure Love are getting ready to release their debut album later this year, and have now unveiled its title.

The duo’s first album looks set to be released in October, and will be called ‘Anthems’.

The record itself was recorded with Gil Norton in Brooklyn, following on from a pre-production period that took place in the South of England, and will be released through Mercury Records.

Speaking to us in this month’s issue of DIY Magazine, Frank Carter gave us an insight into why they’re not rushing when it comes to the release of their debut: “Everybody is so eager to give everything away. It’s very strange how it’s come full circle now. Really, you can have nothing and be a rock star, thanks to social media. You can have 100,000 fans and you’re a ‘somebody’. I just find that really obnoxious and really irritating. I see a lot of people with very little talent that are very good at playing the game, for nothing.

“So, we specifically held back as much as we could for as long as we could. Even now, we’re holding back. The album’s done, but we want to make sure that the run up is fed through properly. It’s nice to have everything done.”

“People still think they have it figured out after one song too…” adds Carroll.

And that they do. Following the first airing of their first track ‘Bury My Bones’, a flurry of commentary followed, some heralding the track as brilliance, with others a little more in doubt.

“Obviously, as soon as we released a single, everyone was going to jump to say, ‘Oh, they sound like this.’ That was partially why we put ‘Bury My Bones’ up front - because it’s such a poppy, simple song,” says Carter. “It’s the simplest song on the record. We thought, ‘We’ll throw ourselves to the wolves and get all of the really harsh critique out of the way up front.’ We’re letting them write us off, and then they won’t bother listening to anymore.

“The people who are interested - the intelligent people - will come back and pick the record up and realise that it’s really diverse, across all of the tracks. There’s such a breadth of influence there.” The pair both laugh. “Not just The Darkness…”

“In our pasts, we’ve both been in bands where we got to play fairly bigger stages, but the music was always intended for rooms of a small size. Now, we’re playing rooms this size, with music that’s intended for stadiums. It’s going to be a nice slow and steady climb for us.”

So how does it feel to finally be sharing Pure Love with an audience? “I’ve said it before,” starts Carroll, “but this is the band that I’ve wanted to be in since I was fifteen years old.”

“It’s just really nice to be playing really honest rock songs,” sums up Carter. “We’ve really poured our heart and soul into them.”

Pure Love have announced plans to play six intimate shows this July. The band will be making a handful of UK appearances to showcase material from their forthcoming album.

JULY
18 Birmingham Glee Club
19 Liverpool Zanzibar
22 Bath Moles
23 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
24 Wrexham Central Station
25 York Duchess