Release Date: Dec 14, 2022
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In the summer of 2021, Del Amitri released ‘Fatal Mistakes’, their first studio album in almost twenty years. Emerging to a wave of critical acclaim, the album debuted at #5 on the UK’s Official Album Chart as the band achieved their highest chart position since 1995. The band’s timeless blend of irresistible songwriting, observational dark humour and charisma also saw them again fill venues across the UK and beyond - including a three-night run at their home-from-home, the Glasgow Barrowland, in June 2022.
The final night (June 11th) of those three shows is captured in Del Amitri’s new live film ‘Every Night Has A Dawn’, which will be released on December 14th. It will be issued on Blu-ray and is now available to pre-order.
‘Every Night Has A Dawn’ features a career-spanning set of classic Del Amitri hits and all-time fan favourites interspersed with cuts from ‘Fatal Mistakes’ which already feel like old friends. The band’s tight performance and crisp mix are complemented by a visual flair from director Stuart Alexander, which goes against the grain of the current trend for glossy, ultra HD live footage. With the band and director alike eager to present a visual aesthetic rich with character and individuality, Alexander spent three months experimenting with a variety of analogue equipment and vintage lenses to capture Del Amitri and the storied Barrowland in their full majesty.
The package is completed by bonus ‘Acoustic Sessions’ material which was filmed at frontman Justin Currie’s home studio in Glasgow this summer. It includes three brand new songs in the shape of ‘Every Night Has A Dawn’, ‘Edinburgh My Brother’ and ‘Friendship’, as well as a performance of ‘Drowned On Dry Land’, which has only previously been officially released as part of the long out of print live video ‘No Better Location’.
Del Amitri commented, “This summer of ’22, when the Queen of England still ruled Britannia and the country languished in the glow radiating from the hair of its erstwhile Prime Minister, Del Amitri finally got to play their beloved hometown hall, the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom, after years of delay caused by a plague of all the talents. We thought it best to film this event, lest we get locked up or laid flat again, never to return.
The famous room was filled that night with cameras and the famous Barrowland congregation (and also Stuart Alexander, a director certainly destined for fame), and consequently all this activity has been chopped into a film that represents where we are now.
We added an acoustic session, featuring tunes old and brand new (filmed at the singer’s vast mansion) to leaven the rock with a little cheese roll. We call this thing ‘Every Night Has A Dawn’.”
‘Every Night Has A Dawn' tracklist:
1. ‘When You Were Young'
2. ‘Musicians And Beer'
3. ‘All Hail Blind Love'
4. ‘Always The Last To Know'
5. ‘Not Where It's At'
6. ‘Kiss This Thing Goodbye'
7. ‘Surface Of The Moon'
8. ‘Mockingbird, Copy Me Now'
9. ‘Driving With The Brakes On'
10. ‘Move Away Jimmy Blue'
11. ‘You Can't Go Back'
12. ‘This Side Of The Morning'
13. ‘Here And Now'
14. ‘Tell Her This'
15. ‘Lonely'
16. ‘Spit In The Rain'
17. ‘Stone Cold Sober'
18. ‘Empty'
19. ‘Nothing Ever Happens'
20. ‘Be My Downfall'
‘Acoustic Session' tracklist:
1. ‘Every Night Has A Dawn'
2. ‘It's Never Too Late To Be Alone'
3. ‘All Hail Blind Love'
4. ‘Always The Last To Know'
5. ‘Drowned On Dry Land'
6. ‘I Won't Take The Blame'
7. ‘Edinburgh My Brother'
8. ‘Stone Cold Sober'
9. ‘When You Were Young'
10. ‘Friendship'
11. ‘You Can't Go Back
