The Overtones will return with new studio album Sweet Soul Music on 9th February 2015 which will be supported by a new tour.
Sweet Soul Music sees the five-piece vocal harmony group pay tribute to doo-wop and soul pioneers such as The Drifters, Al Green, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations. The album as recorded at Sarm Studios with producer Julian Hinton (Seal, Rumer, Trevor Horn).
āTheyāre all classic songs which ruled the airwaves,ā says Timmy Matley. āItās been a real pleasure to take on these big songs, weāve stretched our voices – our vocal abilities, our harmonies, our whole approach and moved into a different gear.ā
āApart from making you dance, soul music really does hit you in the heart,ā adds Lachie Chapman. āThereās also often such a beautiful sentiment behind these songs which is why weāre still listening to them fifty years later. Theyāre really universal and I think they have something that everyone can relate to.ā
Sweet Soul Music includes three brand new original songs including Something Good, Giving Me Soul and Moving On. The tracklisting is:
1. Sweet Soul Music
2. Get Ready
3. Give Me Just a Little More Time
4. Something Good
5. Heatwave
6. Letās Stay Together
7. Moving On
8. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
9. River Deep, Mountain High (featuring Sam Bailey)
10. Under The Boardwalk
11. Giving Me Soul
12. Heard It Through The Grapevine
13. Rainy Night in Georgia
The group will head out on tour in June 2015. You can catch them at the following dates:
June
1st ā Cork, Opera House
2nd ā Dublin, Olympia Theatre
6th ā Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
8th ā Leicester, De Montford Hall
9th ā Brighton, Dome
10th ā Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
12th ā Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
13th ā Birmingham, Symphony Hall
14th ā Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre
17th ā Newcastle, City Hall
18th ā Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
19th ā Liverpool. Philharmonic Hall
21st ā Llandudno, Venue Cymru Theatre
22nd ā Bristol, Colston Hall
23rd ā Reading, Hexagon
25th ā Ipswich, Regent
27th ā Oxford, New Theatre
29th ā Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
30th ā Harrogate, Royal Hall
July
1st ā Sheffield, City Hall
3rd ā London, Palladium
7th ā Cardiff, St. Davidās Hall
8th ā Northampton, Derngate
9th ā Guildford, G Live
Tickets go on sale from 10am on Friday December 5th. Theyāll be available from www.gigsandtours.com, www.ticketmaster.co.uk, www.ticketmaster.ie, 0844 811 0051 and 0844 826 2826.