The Darkness have premiered a new song titled “The Longest Kiss.” This track is from the band’s new album “Dreams On Toast,” which will be released in March 2025.
Justin Hawkins said the following about the song:
“Misty Orchards! That’s not my porn name, that’s the kind of scenery that I love. I awakened to such a vista in the delightful Scottish highland town of Nairn on the morning that inspiration for ‘The Longest Kiss’ lyric struck. I was bleary eyed and locked in an unending embrace with my (mid)life partner. Weird that I can still sing, but that’s a testament to the resilience of humans, especially lead singers. The music itself is a piano-led composition, the chorus of which my brother and I came up with after he’d taken a long time to empty his bladder during some impressive pub endurance. The verses were transposed from a song I’ve been working on for decades as part of a musical about the collapse of the Lowestoft fishing industry, called ‘The Collapse Of The Lowestoft Fishing Industry’. The musical isn’t finished yet. But ‘The Longest Kiss’ is. The results are astounding. We’re all very proud of this. Please, to enjoy!”
He also added the following about the album:
“You know that thing when God’s breath tickles your soul and tells you to create? Yeah, makes me giggle too. But you can’t resist. God might not be the power she once was, but say what you like about her, she knows damn well that what the world needs now, is rock sweet rock. And who are we, mere mortals of extraordinary ability, to argue with the divine?
So we knuckled down and thought really hard about the best of the best, the elite songs, the life-changing music of the ages. Then we popped out a dozen bangers before lunch. And these bangers we present to you here, wallowing in an aromatic aural ragu, served atop the charred remains of our envious contemporaries… ladies and gentlemen, I give you ‘Dreams On Toast’!”
In other news, the band have also announced a March 2025 UK tour with Ash. Here’s the dates:
03/07 Ipswich, UK – Regent’s Theatre
03/08 Oxford, UK – New Theatre
03/09 Swansea, UK – Arena
03/11 Guildford, UK – UK – G Live
03/12 Hull, UK – Connexin Arena
03/14 Liverpool, UK – Guild Of Students
03/15 Wolverhampton, UK – Civic Hall
03/17 York, UK – Barbican
03/18 Edinburgh, UK – Usher Hall
03/20 Glasgow, UK – Royal Concert Hall
03/21 Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
03/22 Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
03/24 Bristol, UK – Beacon Theatre
03/25 Portsmouth, UK – Guildhall
03/27 Leicester, UK – De Montford Hall
03/28 Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
03/29 London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley
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