''Cleave'' is the fifteenth studio album by the rock band Therapy?, and the first album to be released on new UK label

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, part of the Marshall Amplification company.

Background

Produced by

Chris Sheldon Chris Sheldon (born 25 September 1962) is an English record producer, particularly of rock music based in London, England. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Big Country, Feeder, Therapy?, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize, Pix ...

, who previously produced ''

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'' and ''

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'', it was released on 21 September 2018. Demo sessions for the album began at Blast Studios in Newcastle in late 2017. The album proper was recorded from 15 January to 8 February 2018 at Blast Studios. Pre-orders of the album became available on 25 June 2018 through Pledge Music and included a signed CD, LP, coloured LP (limited edition of 500), white label test pressing LP (limited to 10), handwritten lyric sheets and an exclusive T-shirt. A digital-only single called "Callow" was released on 25 May 2018. A promo video directed by Sitcom Soldiers was premiered a month later on 25 June 2018. A second digital single called "Wreck It Like Beckett" was released on 7 September 2018, accompanied by a lyric video. "Kakistocracy" was released as a digital only single on 15 February 2019. A lyric video for the song "Success? Success Is Survival" was released on 8 August 2019.

Singles

*"Callow" released 25 May 2018 as a digital-only single. *"Wreck It Like Beckett" released 7 September 2018 as a digital-only single. *"Kakistocracy" released 15 February 2019 as a digital-only single.

Promo videos

*"Callow" (directed by 'Sitcom Soldiers') *"Kakistocracy"

Early performances

An acoustic version of "Crutch" was debuted live by

Andy Cairns Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band r ...

at a session filmed for Audio Production Workshop in the UK on 17 April 2017. New song "Flashback Jack" was first played live at the Parkpop Festival in Netherlands on 23 June 2017. "Expelled" (then called "Spat Out") was played live at a gig in

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on 24 November 2017. "Callow" was debuted live at a gig in

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on 5 March 2018 and has remained in the set since. "Wreck It Like Beckett" was played live at a gig in

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on 7 June 2018 and subsequent gigs.

Track listing

All lyrics by Andrew James Cairns.

Personnel

;Therapy? *Andy Cairns – vocals, guitar * Neil Cooper – drums *

Michael McKeegan Michael McKeegan (born 25 March 1971) is a Northern Irish musician best known as the bassist of rock band Therapy?. Evil Priest In 1988, McKeegan (bass/vocals), along with his two brothers Ciaran (guitar) and Charlie (drums), formed a Heavy m ...

– bass ;Technical *

– producer, engineer, mixer *Anthony Mills – assistant producer, engineer, mixer * Nigel Rolfe – artwork concept/photography *Tom Hoad – photography *Paul Burgess – design

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cleave 2018 albums Therapy? albums Albums produced by Chris Sheldon