‘A’ have announced their first album in over 20 years, PRANG

‘A’ have just announced details of their first studio album in over 20 years, PRANG.

The alt.rock faves will follow-up 2005’s Teen Dance Ordinance on May 22 via Cooking Vinyl, with vocalist Jason Perry explaining of their mindset in putting it together: “There’s a messiness to it that allows our personality to come through — which is where the magic really happens. I don’t want anyone to put on an ‘A’ record and think it sounds like it was hard work making it. Life’s hard enough – there has to be fun in making music.”

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Jason adds that, “By the end of ‘A’ in 2005, I felt like we didn’t have anything to say anymore. Now, I really do. We had to go and live a life. We’ve seen massive lows that we’ve helped each other through. This album is gratitude – gratitude for friendship, for still making music, for still being alive.”

Hear what’s to come with lead single Hello Sunshine below, before catching ‘A’ live at Slam Dunk Festival and 2000trees this summer, and on the road with The Darkness at the end of the year.

Check out the full PRANG tracklist:

1. Hello Sunshine
2. Walkover
3. Bring On The Likes
4. Shit Summer
5. All In
6. Techno Viking
7. Kings of Lowestoft
8. Comment Leaver
9. Back To The Shop
10. Lifeline

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