Irish pop-rock quartet The Script have announced their return with the release of their seventh studio LP album Satellites, which drops on 16th August. Announced alongside news of a UK and European arena tour, the album is previewed today by the single Both Ways.
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Both Ways sees Dublin-hailing The Script strike out with swaggering new energy, with boisterous hip-hop and funk rhythms providing the irresistible dance-floor vibes to complement the star quality of frontman Danny O’Donoghue’s voice. The result is frantically fun, an explosive cocktail that brings to mind Black Eyed Peas playing Bruno Mars’ ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ and it is a world apart from anything The Script have previously released.
Drummer Glen Power says: “Both Ways is high energy, and maybe not what people might expect from us. But we’re The Script, and now we have something to prove: that there is life and light after the darkness. It’s why we’re coming fast and strong with that one.” Listen to Both Ways here.
Vowing to pay tribute to their friend and The Script co-founder Mark Sheehan, who sadly passed away last year, by continuing the band they had built together, O’Donoghue returned to the studio and experimented in a number of ways: using 808s and playing with R&B-inspired sounds, focusing on upbeats sonics, and co-writing with hitmakers Steve Robson (Rascal Flatts, Take That) and Wayne Hector (One Direction, Nicki Minaj) as well as bandmate Glen Power. What emerged was Satellites, an utterly uplifting collection of songs that forges a new future for The Script while remembering that although Sheehan may no longer be here, he remains a vital part of everything that they do.
Danny explains, “The album cover is silhouettes of me, Glen and Ben Sargeant, our bassist, who’s been with us from the beginning. Then we have a hooded silhouette, because the air of Mark is still there. He always will be, but it’s also giving a tip of the hat to the future. It’ll never be the same Script. We’re just trying to get on and do what it is that we all feel is the next right thing to do and that’s to keep making more great music.”
The video for Both Ways premieres later today below:
Fans who pre-order Satellites from the band’s official store HERE before 5pm BST on Tuesday, May 21st will receive access to an exclusive pre-sale for tickets for the UK and Ireland tour dates. The pre-sale will open at 9:30am on Wednesday, May 22nd. Remaining tickets go on general sale HERE from 9:30am on Friday, May 24th.
After reuniting for select shows of collective grieving and joyous communion with The Script family in 2023, the band are about to head out on a massive tour supporting P!nk across the UK, Europe and America before returning to big stages of their own this autumn. This will see them play to over 2 million fans around the world this year. Tour support comes from very special guest Tom Walker on all dates except Berlin, Munich and Milan.
Upcoming UK & Ireland tour dates:
JUNE – With P!NK
11th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
15th – London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
16th – London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20th – Dublin, Aviva Stadium
21st – Dublin, Aviva Stadium
24th – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
25th – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
28th – Glasgow, Hampden Park
29th – Glasgow, Hampden Park
NOVEMBER – Headline Tour
13th – Belfast, SSE Arena
15th – Dublin, 3Arena
18th – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
19th – Bournemouth, International Centre
20th – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
22nd – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
23rd – London, The O2
25th – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
26th – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
28th – Leeds, First Direct Arena
29th – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
30th – Manchester, Co-op Live
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