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The View frontman Kyle Falconer has announced plans for a new acoustic album ‘The One I Love The Most’.
The record, which is out on February 7, features acoustic versions of his songs from The View and his solo LPs, inspired by women. It is available to pre-order here.
It also features brand new track, ‘Angelina’, which you can listen to below.
Of the album, Falconer said: “‘The One I Love The Most’ came from an idea I had after getting my own studio in Spain. I thought about all the girls’ names I had written about and thought it would be a great romantic idea to put them all in one place and release the record for Valentine’s Day. I wanted to show the songs as they were without all the production and we captured the first essence of them.
“It’s great to see the different feelings along the album and my ups and downs, from the childlike writing of ‘Claudia’ to the more in depth idea of ‘Kelly’ as I have seen and heard more of the world.”
It features songs from The View’s debut album ‘Hats Off To The Buskers’ right up to their 2023 LP ‘Exorcism Of Youth’.
It was recorded at Falconer’s La Sierra Casa retreat near Alicante in Spain, with the singer-songwriter producing the project himself and performing all vocals and instruments except for contributions from Drew Palmer and Neeve Zahra.
The full tracklisting for ‘The One I Love The Most’ is as follows:
1. ‘Dixie’
2. ‘Rebecca’
3. ‘Gem’
4. ‘Blondie’
5. ‘Lilly Anne’
6. ‘Penny’
7. ‘Laura’
8. ‘Lucy’ featuring PROSE
9. ‘Claudia’
10. ‘Kelly’
11. ‘Madonna’
12. ‘Angelina’
It comes after Falconer and Carl Barât of The Libertines recently held a new “songwriting getaway” course in his La Sierra Casa retreat earlier this year.
The View also recently supported Liam Gallagher on his ‘Definitely Maybe Tour’ earlier this year ahead of Oasis’ reunion.
MUNA have officially shared full details of their long awaited fourth studio album, Dancing On The Wall, which is scheduled to arrive on May 8.
The news comes with the release of the record’s title track and its accompanying official video, giving fans their first real look at what the trio’s new chapter sounds and feels like.
To mark the occasion, the group are planning a run of intimate underplay performances in Los Angeles, New York and London during release week. It will be a special opportunity to catch MUNA up close before they step back onto larger stages later this year.
Opening up about the project, the band described the title song as a standout moment within their body of work.
They shared: “Dancing On The Wall is possibly our favorite song we’ve made as a band. We think it’s all the best parts of MUNA – it’s coming from a really emotional and lonely place, but the song itself makes us feel powerful and euphoric. It’s written in the moment that the clock strikes midnight at the ball, and you have to give up the fantasy. In this case, it’s the fantasy of loving someone or something that can’t love you back.”
The 13 song album was produced by Naomi McPherson, allowing the band to take full creative ownership of the sound and direction. It is a project that pulls listeners straight to the dancefloor while still keeping its vulnerability front and center.
MUNA, made up of Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin alongside McPherson, have continued to build momentum over the years and were personally chosen by Harry Styles as the opening act for his first solo tour. Since then, they have also performed with Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, in addition to sharing bills with Lorde, boygenius and Phoebe Bridgers.
Dancing On The Wall follows their 2022 self titled album, which marked their first release as independent artists after signing to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records in 2021.
Fans can stream the title track across all major platforms now. For tickets to MUNA’s upcoming shows, visit laylo.com/whereismuna/m/munatour.
Dancing On The Wall tracklisting:
It Gets So Hot
Dancing On The Wall
Eastside Girls
Wannabeher
On Call
So What
Party’s Over
Big Stick
Mary Jane
Girl’s Girl
…Unless
Why Do I Get A Good Feeling
Buzzkiller
