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17 December 2009 Lostprophets - ‘Where We Belong’ single details
‘Where We Belong’ is the brand new single from Lostprophets released 4th January 2010. The single is the second track to be taken from the bands forthcoming fourth album ‘The Betrayed’ out 18th January and they head out on tour throughout February. The Pontypridd group wrote the track “after spending too much time in a studio in LA, we went back to Wales and our roots to start the second version of this album ... this is our love letter to being home.” The single will be released on limited edition 7”, CD and digitally with an exclusive new track ‘Sunshine’ – the band described it as “too good to be a b-side but the album was full, sorry no more passengers...close the doors."
‘The Betrayed’ was recorded in several locations and studios in Los Angeles, with a few false starts where the band scrapped various recordings with different producers. Eventually, a trip back to their native Wales and original rehearsal rooms in Cardiff saw the group re-invigorated and energised and on their return to the US things came together quickly. Bassist Stuart Richardson took on production and mixing duties (alongside Justin Hopfer with whom he’d previously worked with on Welsh rock act Attack Attack) for the first time and the band have created their most ambitious and accomplished album to date.
Lostprophets are made up of guitarist Mike Lewis, frontman Ian Watkins, Lee Gaze (guitar), Stuart Richardson (bass), Jamie Oliver (keyboards, programming) and new drummer Luke Johnson and recently headlined the Radio 1/NME stage at Reading and Leeds, sold out a Q Awards show and performed at the Little Noise Sessions (curated by Jo Whiley) at the Union Chapel in London alongside a male voice choir.
New Single 4th January 2010: ‘WHERE WE BELONG’
New Album 18th January 2010: ‘THE BETRAYED’
Live:
4 February LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall
6 February HULL, Ice Arena
7 February NOTTINGHAM, Rock City
9 February MARGATE, Winter Gardens
10 February PORSMOUTH, Guildhall
11 February LONDON, BRIXTON O2 ACADEMY
13 February DONCASTER, Dome
14 February LEEDS, O2 Academy
15 February CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange
17 February BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy
18 February GLASGOW, Academy
19 February EDINBURGH, Corn Exchange
21 February YEOVIL, Westlands
22 February NORWICH, UEA
23 February NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy
25 February MANCHESTER, Apollo
26 February SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall
28 February BRISTOL, O2 Academy
1 March PORT TALBOT, Afan Lido
Tickets are on sale now priced £22.50 - www.gigsandtours.com / 0871 2200 260
