The Script announce new album Freedom Child and tour: ‘We wanted to revamp and reboot the sound’ – Metro

The Script are back! (Picture: Promo)

The Script have announced their first album in three years Freedom Child.

The band debuted their new sound with lead single Rain, a dance track that is a step away from the groups usual singalong tracks.

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, the band discussed their new direction, the intimate tour, and attempt to reassure fans that despite the change, their music is still the same at heart.

Speaking of the new album, Danny said: Its definitely a progression. I think we have afforded ourselves a little bit of leeway. The past four records have been not the same sound but weve been progressing at a slow rate. We took a year off, we all just chilled out for a while to soak in everything thats going on, musically, culturally, politically, and I think that shows in the music.

He added though that though the change in sound might seem dramatic, its actually not: Im sure to a lot of people it might sound quite drastic at first but if they heard the 60 songs weve put out youd hear a slower progression.

But having had three years since their last release they have to keep up with the changing times.

We have to be reactive, Mark added. We wanted to change our sound a push our sound a bit. Its either adapt, change or die in this industry. Its very difficult in this industry.

We wanted to revamp and reboot the sound and at the end of the day were still the same songwriters and thats never going to go away. We just wanted to do that this time. And over the coming months people are going to think we changed the sound quite a lot, and when they have listened to it and lived with it theyll see werestill the same songwriters and thats never going to go away.

We just wanted to do that this time. And over the coming months people are going to think we changed the sound quite a lot and when they have listened to it and lived with it theyll see were still the same. We just like to change.

But dont fear, The Script fans, there will be a classic ballad on the album for those who dont like change. Just the one, though.

We kind of only put one on this record that feels very traditional heartbeat Script and we purposely did that because in the past we had a a number of them, Danny said. But theyd all suffer because people couldnt focus on just one. The appetite for music is larger but the attention span is shorter. So we just wanted to put one on this record and its called Arms Open.

The lads have also announced a tour, which includes Londons Brixton O2 Academy.

We want to go back to basics and play smaller, club venues, the band said. [We want to] feel a bit more sweaty, get the band element of who we are. We want to play 2,000 seaters and 4,000 seaters. If we feel the love well come back around. But again we just want to be reactive and do this first.

Freedom Child is out September 1, while the tour kicks off August 21 with tickets going on sale July 28.

1. No Man Is An Island 2. Rain 3. Arms Open 4. Rock The World 5. Mad Love 6. Deliverance 7. Divided States of America 8. Wonders 9. Love Not Lovers 10. Eden 11. Makeup 12. Written In The Scars 13. Awakening 14. Freedom Child

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The Script announce new album Freedom Child and tour: 'We wanted to revamp and reboot the sound' - Metro