Gang of Four To Release HAPPY NOW 3/1, Plus Announce US Tour
By: Tori Hartshorn Dec. 13, 2018
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Groundbreaking and seminal from their getgo in 1977, Gang of Four's beginnings heralded a new direction for punk and ushered a sound that would later be coined as "postpunk", with Gill's unique and revolutionary guitar playing front and center. Their 1979 debut album Entertainment! felt like a blast of ice-cold water, both in form and content. Voted in Pitchfork's top ten albums of the 70's and a 'Record That Changed The World' by MOJO, Entertainment! is equally beloved by the likes of R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and Rage Against The Machine among many others.
Since 2015's critically-acclaimed album What Happens Next, Gang of Four has been championed by artists as diverse as St. Vincent, James Murphy, Pharrell Williams and Frank Ocean, the latter of whom sampled their music on Blonde. As guitarist, composer, producer and lyric writer, Gill was and remains the band's driving force. He plays the guitar like it's sparking with electricity, while his band of young droogs add a youthful energy that makes Gang of Four a thrilling exercise in reinvention.
Gang of Four is Andy Gill, Gaoler, Thomas McNiece, and Tobias Humble. Happy Now is out March 1, 2019 via Pledgemusic.
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