The Darkness reveal more about their new album
Justin Hawkins spills the beans on the third record to Total Guitar
In an exclusive interview with Total Guitar The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has revealed more details about the band's forthcoming third album.
In part of the interview in TG issue 218, Hawkins reveals that the as-yet-untitled record - their first since a messy split back in 2006 - is almost complete.
"To use one analogy, the house is built," he says. "And it's a lovely house. How we decorate it is the next conundrum. We're getting to the stage where it's like, how much do we want to blow it?
"We could do all those big Queen arrangements; it's just whether we want to. Do you overblow it? Do you underblow it? Do you cup the sack while administering said blowjob? Do you pop a finger up the arse? We have to decide how the happy ending goes."
The Lowestoft band also reveal a few themes and influences fans can expect to hear on the album: "There's a lot about small-town life. The album has songs about stuff that's happened to us in the town. It's AC/DC, Queen, Aerosmith, et cetera."
To read the full interview with guitarists Justin and Dan Hawkins pick up Total Guitar issue 218 (on sale in the UK from 5 August to 1 September).
Get the MusicRadar Newsletter
Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here.
MusicRadar is the number 1 website for music makers of all kinds, be they guitarists, drummers, keyboard players, djs or producers...
- GEAR: We help musicians find the best gear with top-ranking gear round-ups and high- quality, authoritative reviews by a wide team of highly experienced experts.
- TIPS: We also provide tuition, from bite-sized tips to advanced work-outs and guidance from recognised musicians and stars.
- STARS: We talk to musicians and stars about their creative processes, and the nuts and bolts of their gear and technique. We give fans an insight into the actual craft of music making that no other music website can.
"Even if the album only had that one track on, it would still be on this list": Humanist's Rob Marshall on the 9 records that changed his life, supporting Depeche Mode in stadiums, and why he'll never switch to digital amp modelling
"I went into my personal archive to see if there were any unreleased gems and I hit the jackpot": U2 announces a new 'shadow album'