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Race The Night, the bandrsquos eighth studio album, will be released on 15th September 2023 via one of their earliest label homes Fierce Panda. With 29 years, 18 hit singles, seven studio albums and an unfathomable number of tour dates since their appearance on the labelrsquos 1994 Crazed And Confused compilation, Race The Night is both a party with old friends and a message to leap into the present with arms wide open.Fitting then that the lead single should be the albumrsquos titletrack, with its supercharged and widescreen anthemia being the perfect primer for a record that has melodies to spare. ldquoBefore the shadows let us go, and itrsquos too late, to race the nightrdquo sings lead vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler as the band feel the heat of obsession on their backs and motor away to grab hold of opportunity.Wheeler comments ldquoRace the Night is the sound of the band revelling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s. Lyrically its all about seizing the crossroads moments in life with both hands. Take every chance as if it could be your last.rdquo
