'The Fountain' - Echo & The Bunnymen

Back in 1997 news of Echo and the Bunnymen's reform left yours truly in an advanced state of excitement, especially after Ian McCulloch's patchy solo work and his brief and unsuccessful stint fronting Electrafixion. That the band released 'Nothing Lasts Forever' as the lead single from 1997's 'Evergreen' heightened expectations, yet it was too much to hope that the band could go back and relive the halcyon days of 'Ocean Rain' and a stream of classic singles such as 'The Cutter', 'The Back of Love' and 'A Promise'. 'Evergreen' turned out to be a flawed record with one or two standout tracks and unfortunately everything they've released since has confirmed that perhaps you should never go back.
Well, they have and October sees the release of their 10th studio album 'The Fountain' (an archetypal Bunnymen title). There are samples from 4 tracks over on the official site
The album will be preceded by a single 'Think I Need It Too' on Sept 28th. The band also play Electric Picnic this September. This is what they used to do......