Red Lorry Yellow Lorry share ‘Driving Black (Ding’s Remix)’ – their first new single in 33 years
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
The Leeds-based post-punk act Red Lorry Yellow Lorry have just released “Driving Black (Ding’s Remix)” – their first new single since “Talking Back” which was released in 1991.
“Driving Black (Ding’s Remix)” is an exclusive mix by the band’s bassist and producer, Simon ‘Ding’ Archer (The Fall, Pixies, PJ Harvey, 1919, etc.). The new track is out now and comes hand in hand with the presales for Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s forthcoming EP, “Driving Black”.
About this single the band says: “We never wrote songs with singles in mind. To us they are just songs that we thought good enough to release. Some songs seem better suited as singles. I think when everything is ready you pick what seems suitable. For a single, you want the maximum impact in a short space of time, and to get people curious about the other stuff.”
The Driving Black EP will be out 6 December via COP International, in 12” vinyl and digital download formats. The EP also announces the band’s new album, “Strange Kind of Paradise”, due out February 2025.
The six-track “Driving Black” EP offers three exclusive, non-album tracks (“Safe as Houses”, “Living with Spiders”, and “Piece of My Mind”) alongside three mixes of songs from the forthcoming album. The lead single “Driving Black” receives two exclusive mixes for the EP: one from Ding, and the other from producer John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and Cocteau Twins). “Chickenfeed” gets the remix treatment from German dark indie rock outfit The Halo Trees.
Featuring a cover painting by Wolfie, the “Driving Black” EP has been pressed as a limited-edition coloured vinyl 12” EP – only 1,000 copies available worldwide.
About Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry formed in 1981 and soon got known for their dark, minimalist sound, mixing punk, post-punk, and industrial influences. The band is led by founding member and vocalist Chris Reed and longtime guitarist and cowriter Dave ‘Wolfie’ Wolfenden.
The band released such albums like “Talk About the Weather” (1985), “Paint Your Wagon” (1986), “Nothing Wrong” (1988), and “Blow” (1989), before calling it a day with fifth album, “Blasting Off” (1992).
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