The Crookes @ SXSW 2013 (Photo: Live4ever Media)
The Crookes – George Waite (vocals / bass), Daniel Hopewell (guitar), Tom Dakin (guitar) and Russell Bates (drums) – have premiered the first single from the upcoming third album ‘Soapbox‘.
With the album due for release in April, its lead single ‘Play Dumb‘ precedes on March 3rd and will be found via Fierce Panda Records on 7″ and download formats.
“The most obvious theme that runs through the entire album is the idea of The Outsider,” Hopewell says. “As a band that seems to suit us…never invited inside, but never wanting to be. I can empathise more with the madman standing on his soapbox, slowly gaining an audience by speaking with passion and honesty.”
“This is definitely the bravest collection of songs we’ve ever written,” he continues. “Musically we’ve definitely grown up (after many years of slaving away). It certainly isn’t a happy, carefree album. But again, the intention has never been to make people like us but simply to make music that we like.”
You can watch the promo for ‘Play Dumb’ over in our Videos section.