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Vinyl Records London are on cloud nine, we are now spinning in a brand new copy in LP Vinyl from Del Amitri Throughout their first chapter, Del Amitri mastered the art of timeless, melodically focused poprock. Their hits including lsquoNothing Ever Happensrsquo, lsquoAlways The Last To Knowrsquo and lsquoRoll To Mersquo became international radio staples, propelling a career that accomplished five UK Top 10 albums and 6 million sales.Now Del Amitri are set to return with the release of their seventh studio album, lsquoFatal Mistakesrsquo, on April 30th via Cooking Vinyl. Representing their first album since 2002, the band preview the album by sharing the brand new track, the stateofthenation lament lsquoClose Your Eyes and Think of Englandrsquo. The band will introduce the album on Children In Need Scotland tonight with the debut live performance of a new song.Frontman Justin Currie commented, ldquolsquoFatal Mistakesrsquo were made over three weeks in March, in a stately home in deepest England mdash thirteen of them mdashresulting in the first Delsrsquo studio album since lsquoCan You Do Me Goodrsquo. A fine time was had by all. Itrsquos a collection of bizarre tales of poisoning, pleading and bitter acceptance, powered by guitars, drums and keyboards played entirely by the quintet who had such enormous fun on the road in 2014 and lsquo18.lsquoClose Your Eyes and Think of Englandrsquo, is our European valediction, a ballad of pure bile and remorse, sweetened by a sledgehammer of sarcasm.rdquoAs they approached the second of those two soldout UK tours, the bandrsquos core duo Currie and guitarist Iain Harvie started writing new material. The pair realised that, without forcing it, they had created a bunch of songs that sounded ldquovery Del Amitri.rdquoCompleted by Andy Alston keyspercussion, Kris Dollimore guitar and Ash Soan drums, Del Amitri recorded those songs with producer Dan Austin Biffy Clyro, You Me At Six. Their naturalistic approach involved plugging in amps rather than booting up laptops, primarily playing to their strengths by recording live as a fivepiece band.The result is the brilliant sound of a 35yearsyoung band doing what they do best melodic rock songs with lyrical bite, soulful comfort and heartswelling uplift. And just like when they released their breakthrough album lsquoWaking Hoursrsquo, it feels that itrsquos a style that only Del Amitri are doing right now.You can hear that in the stateofthenation lament of lsquoClose Your Eyes And Think of Englandrsquo. Itrsquos there in the towering hook of lsquoItrsquos Feelingsrsquo, with Curriersquos soulful rasp topping the songrsquos lsquo90s alternative radio vibe. And it resonates in the driving powerpop of the album opener lsquoYou Canrsquot Go Backrsquo. In counterpoint is the skeletal, aching lsquoLonelyrsquo, a song that echoes with emptiness and is flecked with CSNYstyle harmonies, and yet feels quite unlike anything theyrsquove recorded before.