The Stranglers Re-sign With Major Label

Punk rockers, The Stranglers have signed an album deal with their old label EMI after nearly twenty five years.

The Stranglers, were one of the seminal bands to emerge from the punk music scene of the late seventies. They have scored many hits in their career, such as ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Peaches’, ‘Golden Brown’ and ‘Always The Sun’. They were originally fronted by lead singer Hugh Cornwell, who left the band over a decade ago.

Their bass player JJ Burnel has said that they’ve honed their line up and that EMI saw the chemistry after seeing them play live. He also went onto say that the new album would be a lot harder edged than previous efforts. The album, as yet untitled, is scheduled for release in February 2004.

Meanwhile, The Stranglers will be joining UB40 for a UK tour in November and December.

UK Dates Include:
25th Nov – Belfast Waterfront Hall
27th Nov – Killarney Co. Kerry Conference Centre
28th Nov – Dublin Point
30th Nov – Brighton Centre
Mon 1st Dec – Plymouth Pavillion
Wed 3rd Dec – Wembley Arena
Fri 5th Dec - Nottingham Arena
Sun 7th Dec – Cardiff International Arena
Sun 14th Dec – Bournemouth BIC
Tue 16th Dec - Manchester MEN Arena
Thu 18th Dec - Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
Fri 19th Dec – Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Sat 20th Dec - Newcastle Arena
Mon 22nd Dec – Birmingham NEC