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Welcome back to the world of Squeeze, a world where previous visitors will find much that is both reassuringly familiar and intriguingly different. A new album, lsquoThe Knowledgersquo, offers up another dozen examples of high quality Chris Difford amp Glenn Tilbrook song craft, and is the perfect curtainraiser for a massive UK, US amp Australian tour.Two years on from the critically acclaimed Top 20 success of lsquoCradle To The Graversquo the bandrsquos first set of new songs this century, lsquoThe Knowledgersquo sees our heroes broaden their musical canvas, as evident on the opening lsquoInnocence In Paradisersquo with its pedal steel and cinematic atmosphere evoking images of the mythical western. But donrsquot be wrongfooted by that curveball compass point, because Squeeze are still very much part of the fabric of South London.Their hometown heritage, such an integral part of the grouprsquos DNA since seventies hits like lsquoUp The Junctionrsquo, lsquoCool For Catsrsquo and lsquoSlap And Ticklersquo, flows through the album as resolutely as the mighty majestic Thames. Greenwichrsquos own Maryon Wilson Park is namechecked in the chorus of the softly shuffling lsquoPatchoulirsquo, while lsquoEvery Storyrsquo is a heartfelt poem to the people and places that shaped their upbringing. After their resurgence in 2015 with UK Top 20 and critically acclaimed album Cradle To The Grave, the first Squeeze album of new songs since 1998, Squeeze went on to play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2016, solidifying themselves as one of the UKrsquos best live acts. Squeeze CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £10