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The singles so far are definitely smooth and sexy as you say, and I don’t think anyone expected a song such as ‘High’ from you. Were you worried about how that would go down? I bet! As you say, you’ve got that Radio 2 attention but you’re also tuning into the sounds of younger pop, which is creating another great platform for you. Your albums have always seemed like a vessel for whatever’s keeping you up at night or fuelling your fire. What is that this time round? I just want to get the album out there and get people hearing it. Normally if I’ve done an album… phew, gone. I was talking to Richard Hawley about this, you get this period of mourning when you’ve made an album. Normally for me, it’s like I’ve had a sh*t: it’s gone down the toilet, see ya later! I don’t sit around listening to Reverend and t’Makers, I’m not a wanker, do you know what I mean? But this one, thisone I have been a bit of a wanker! In the house listening to it and buzzing on it a bit. On 9 October 2015 the band released their fifth studio album, their third on the Cooking Vinyl record label. In late 2005, McClure brought several musicians together for Reverend and the Makers. Like his previous bands, the Makers included co-songwriter Ed Cosens, this time playing bass. The rest of The Makers consisted of Dave Sanderson (guitars), Joe Moskow ( keyboards), Richy Westley (drums, formerly of Hoggboy) and Laura Manuel ( vocals), and occasionally Simon Strafford on trombone. Sanderson was dismissed in July 2006 after the band completed their first headline UK tour and replaced by Gledhill guitarist Tom Jarvis.

You’ve done some self-exploration lately with your trip across Africa. What was the most rewarding part of that? In 2008, Reverend and The Makers set a date for their first release and undertook a UK tour, including several festivals over the summer period including Glastonbury Festival, Carling Weekend, T in the Park and T4 on the Beach as well as supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Hampden Park, Glasgow. In January 2008, Reverend and The Makers toured Australia. [4]I guess it’s a lot more personal and introspective these days. I’ve done a lot of politics, social realism, kitchen sink drama stuff, I’ve done the psychedelic hedonism thing. Though I did a bit of mental health on the first album, what I’ve never really done is introspective: looking at me and my relationships with people. Whether that’s my wife, my friends or people I’ve had disputes with and fallen out with, I guess there’s a lot of autobiographical stuff in there. You can’t start writing council estate kitchen sink stuff when you’re seven albums in. Although I’m not a millionaire I clearly have a decent standard of living, and get paid well for what I do, so I think it’d be really disingenuous to be writing what I wrote about on my first album, right? Of all the swagger lifting the peak of noughties UK indie, no one carried it better, louder, or more publicly than Reverend and the Makers’ Jon McClure. MSN Entertainment UK - Latest Celebrity News, Gossip, Photos & Videos". msn.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009 . Retrieved 26 August 2009.

It was announced in January 2012 that the band had completed work for the third album, scheduled for a release later that year. The band also revealed that they will be supporting Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on their UK Arena tour in spring. [13] Details on the album are sketchy, but McClure has stated it will be produced by Jason Cox and James Dring ( Gorillaz) and Youth ( The Verve, U2) and will move away from the political-minded nature of the band's second album. [13] The band also announced they had signed to Cooking Vinyl Records. McClure also stated that ex- Milburn and current The Book Club frontman Joe Carnall was to join the band, as well as ex- thisGirl drummer Ryan Jenkinson. The vocals of Jon’s girlfriend, Laura Manuel, provide occasional balanced purity to the main mans harsh constructive verbal rants. This particularly applies to latest single He Said He Loved Me with a shimmering duet telling the story of a heartbroken teenager who’s been dumped by an older man. It works well.It’s dripping with potential anthems such as The State Of Things and Heavyweight Champion Of The World. Whilst The Machine is one of many tunes that’ll send you fidgeting like a futuristic automaton android to every beat. Performing live, Jon can’t help himself as his lanky awkward posture shifts like a certain Peter Crouch. He has also been in the media recently speaking out about the UK's involvement in the Iraq War, requesting that fellow musicians, particularly the Arctic Monkeys, his contemporaries from Sheffield, focus on real issues and to "not write songs about girls at bus stops any more like me and Monkeys used to do, let's start talking about what's happening man as otherwise you know where we gonna go, we're going down the toilet aren't we?". [10]

McClure was in the media spotlight for his personal views in July 2009, after an interview in which he commented on Jade Goody's death earlier in the year; "it's sad she died and it's good more girls are getting smear tests but let's not forget she was a talentless racist". [9] The album was released on 18 June 2012 and reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. In December 2012 the band released a live CD & DVD titled " Reverend and The Makers Live In Sheffield", recorded at O2 Academy Sheffield in October 2012. [18] ThirtyTwo (2013–2014) [ edit ] Reverend Soundsystem is a side project made up of Jon (The Reverend) McClure, Marcus 'Matic Mouth' Smith, Laura McClure and Jimmy Welsh (Ocelot). In June 2008, drummer Richy Westley left the group to form his own band Strange and Partners. In August 2008 frontman Jon McClure said he would quit music after their next album, [5] although a month later he changed his mind. [6] The inconsistency of McClure's actions has led many critics in the music press to report negatively towards the move. [ citation needed] Welsh band Future of the Left joked of their delight at the band's split at live shows on their tour at the time, as can be heard on their live album Last Night I Saved Her from Vampires. [7] McClure has a new project, Mongrel, with a single "Hit from the Morning Sun" due to be released in February 2009. [8] A French Kiss in the Chaos (2009–2010) [ edit ] Lies is a series of short films based on stories/poems written by Jon McClure. The films are part of the local independent film production Kestrel Filmworks with sponsorship from Boxfresh. Lies is a tongue in cheek look at lies told to Jon and his brother Chris throughout their childhood. In total there are six films.

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I played two songs last summer at a couple of fezzies, ‘Heatwave’ and then the next single, ‘Problems’, that’s coming out at the end of this month. I’ve been doing this for twenty years now and I’ve never had that reaction – people singing it straight away and messaging me, “When’s that ‘Problems’ song coming out?” To get that reaction is such a buzz, it really is. The most pleasing element of the album is those earlier demos floating around the internet, have for once been well produced. Songs such as Bandits now have an added edge with more strength, depth and substance to the original foundations. In April 2006, Reverend and The Makers were support to the Arctic Monkeys on their sold out UK tour, exposing the band to larger audiences and bigger venues. This was followed by their own first UK tour in May and June, selling out dates in Shoreditch, London and The Plug in home-town Sheffield on the final night. A second tour followed in October 2006, showing great progression as a band. The sound was much tighter and far more advanced than on their previous tour.