The Coral by Simon Cardwell
The Coral’s new single features actor John Simm.
The Coral have unveiled another track from their forthcoming new album Sea Of Mirrors.
Drifter’s Prayer is a clear sign of the spaghetti western vibe which is set to underpin the band’s follow-up to 2021’s lauded Coral Island LP.
“Nick had this poem and we thought that we’d do something with, like a murder ballad,” James Skelly has said.
He also had this acoustic, country-style riff so we recorded it in the studio and it fitted with the words perfectly but it needed someone to do the narration. We just messaged John, he’d already been to a few gigs, and he said ‘yes’ straight away. Nailed it perfectly. He’s a pro. It’s great to be able to see someone like that working, someone who is just that good at doing their job.
Simm’s fellow actor Cillian Murphy, Love guitarist Johnny Echols and former member Bill Ryder-Jones are some of the others who contributed to the record, which is due for release on September 8th.
