Bombay Bicycle Club announce comeback with new music and live shows planned: 'We've missed you'
Band released their last album, So Long See You Tomorrow, in 2014
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Your support makes all the difference.Bombay Bicycle Club have posted a clip that shows them working on new music together, signalling an end to their hiatus.
A 30-second clip features clips of an instrumental track with the band in the studio, captioned with “some exciting news from us”.
After the touring cycle for their 2014 record So Long, See You Tomorrow, in 2016 it was announced that the band would take an extended break to pursue their respective solo projects.
Their final tour dates saw them finish with a show at Earls Court with a guest performance from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, before playing their last festival dates the following summer.
Since then, frontman Jack Steadman has released his album God First under the pseudonym Mr Jukes in 2017, while bassist Ed Nash put out The Pace of the Passing under the moniker “Toothless“.
Before their hiatus, Bombay Bicycle Club released four albums, their first being I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose in 2009, followed by the release of¸Flaws (2010) and A Different Kind of Fix (2011).
Their most recent record, So Long, See You Tomorrow saw the band score their first UK number one album in 2014, after reaching the top 10 with the previous two records.
Their full statement can be read below:
“With a new year ahead of us, we thought now would be a good moment to give you a bit of news about what the four of us have been up to recently and what we have planned.
Since late last year we’ve been getting back into the swing of playing music together. We were initially a little rusty but also nostalgic playing songs that have been around since we were teenagers.
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More than anything it just felt great to be in the same room playing again. It made us realise what a good thing we have and has given us renewed energy and enthusiasm for the future.
The joy we were getting out of playing the old songs seemed to naturally lead us onto working on new material, so we’re becoming immersed in that as we speak. Hopefully it won’t be too long before we have something new for you guys to hear.
We’re also planning some shows for later this year and beyond. We’ll have news on that front over the coming months.
Can’t wait to see you all. We’ve missed you.
Jack, Ed, Jamie, Suren.”
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