Texas has always had a knack for concocting songs with killer hooks and razor sharp lyrics and they continue to excel in both departments on their new single, “Start A Family.” “No one knows you better than me,” sings Sharleen Spiteri, almost like she’s making a threat, her voice soulful and arresting. It’s one of those songs that burrow deep inside of your heart where they slowly radiate from there out into the rest of your body, making you tingle, the hairs on your arms standing up. It’s touching, to say the least.
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Here’s the press release for Texas 25, a new album that will feature new songs along with re-workings of several classics:
Scottish favorites TEXAS celebrate their 25th Anniversary in style with the release of their latest album Texas 25 which celebrates the very best of the multi-platinum, Ivor Novello Award winning band. Texas 25 contains four brand new songs and highlights from the band’s greatest hits completely re-recorded and re-worked for 2015 with acclaimed NYC soul outfit Truth & Soul (Amy Winehouse, Adele). Recorded in Truth & Soul’s Queens, NY studio and mixed at Dan Auerbach’s Nashville studios, working on ‘Texas 25’ was a chance for Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri and band mate Johnny McElhone to hear fan favorites such as Black Eyed Boy, Halo, I Don’t Want a Lover, Say What You Want, Summer Son, and The Conversation with new ears. “It’s almost like we’ve got who we are, 25 years later,” says Sharleen. Known for their Americana-tinged blue-eyed soul shot through the prism of British pop music, Texas have endured over three decades despite changing trends, with 30 million global album sales to their credit.
TEXAS 25 comes in a range of formats including a 12-track jewel case CD, Deluxe 2xCD digipak and 180g Red Vinyl. CD #2 of the deluxe edition contains all of the original 12 hits.
TEXAS 25 TRACK LISTING
- Start A Family*
- Black Eyed Boy (Truth & Soul Mix)
- Say What You Want (Truth & Soul Mix)
- Supafly Boy*
- Halo (Truth & Soul Mix)
- Inner Smile (Truth & Soul Mix)
- The Conversation (Truth & Soul Mix)
- Say Goodbye*
- When We Are Together (Truth & Soul Mix)
- Are You Ready*
- I Don’t Want A Lover (Truth & Soul Mix)
- Summer Son (Truth & Soul Mix)
- *new tracks
In 2015, Texas will present the findings of their 25 years in pop in a new, intimate arrangement, ‘An Evening With Texas’ in which Sharleen will talk through her amazing career and the band will play as a four piece skiffle ensemble as punctuation points. UK Tour Dates are as follows:
‘AN EVENING WITH TEXAS’ TOUR
April 18 – Brighton – Brighton Dome
April 19 – Birmingham – Birmingham Symphony Hall
April 20 – Salford – The Lowry
April 22 – Glasgow – Royal Concert Hall
April 24 Dunfermline – Alhambra
April 25 – Edinburgh – Queens Hall
April 27 – Gateshead – The Sage
April 28 – Hull – City Hall
April 29 – Nottingham – Royal Concert Hall
May 1 – Bath – Forum
May 2 – London – Palladium
May 3 – Margate – Winter Gardens
May 5 – Cardiff – St Davids Hall
May 6 – Reading – Hexagon
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