''New Facts Emerge'' is the 31st and final studio album by English band The Fall, released on 28 July 2017 by

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. This is the first album since ''

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'' (2001) not to feature keyboardist Elena Poulou, who quit the Fall the previous year after separating from frontman

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, thus reducing the band to a quartet for the first time since the early 1990s. Smith died in January 2018, and no new or archival recording have since been issued as of late 2021, making ''New Facts Emerge'' the band's probable final album. The title of the song "Victoria Train Station Massacre" caused controversy, as the album announcement came just a week after the Ariana Grande concert bombing, which occurred in a foyer connecting

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to Manchester Victoria railway station. A representative for the band confirmed that the track's title was an unfortunate coincidence, and the artwork was sent off for manufacture "long before the terrible events in Manchester".

Track listing

Personnel

The Fall *

– vocals, production * Peter Greenway – guitar, synth, backing vocals * David Spurr – bass guitar, Mellotron, backing vocals * Keiron Melling – drums, piano, production Additional personnel * Pamela Vander – percussion and backing vocals on "Groundsboy", artwork * Christophe Bride – French voice on "New Facts Emerge" * Mat Arnold – engineering * Simon "Ding" Archer – engineering * Andy Pearce – mastering * Matt Wortham – assistant mastering

Charts

References

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