New wave heroes Tears for Fears have announced their first live album, Songs for a nervous planetwhich will be released everywhere on October 25th. In addition to the live classics recorded during the band's recent tour, there are four new original tracks on Songs for a nervous planetincluding today’s offering, “The Girl I Call Home.”
Songs for a nervous planet The album is comprised of 22 tracks, with the four new studio cuts kicking off the album. The remainder of the live album follows the track listing from Tears for Fears' career-long “Tipping Point Tour Part II,” with the recordings coming from a July 11, 2023 show at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee. In addition to several cuts from the band's 2022 album The turning point, Songs for a nervous planet includes live performances of several Tears for Fears classics such as “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, “Mad World”, “Shout” and “Head Over Heels”.
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The live album also comes with a concert film titled Tears For Fears Live (A film that marks a turning point)Filmed the same night the live album was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee, the film follows the band as they work through their extensive catalog from the 1980s to the present day. The film will be released in select theaters worldwide October 24-26 via Trafalgar Releasing; check out the band's page. website to stay up to date on film screenings.
“We decided to film the live show last year. I think a lot of people don’t know that we’re a good live band, actually!” Curt Smith said in a statement about the album and film. “They see a duo and think it’s going to be two people with a couple of keyboards and a bunch of backing tapes, and that’s it. Over the years, we’ve improved tremendously since our heyday in the eighties,” said Roland Orzabal. “We’ve never released an official live album, so you could say this is an album that’s been forty years in the making.”
“The Girl That I Call Home” is the first offering from Tears for Fears. Songs for a nervous planet and her first new single since The turning pointWith dreamy synths, pulsing drums, and tender vocals, “The Girl That I Call Home” is a reminder of Tears for Fears’ warmer impulses. Appropriately, Orzabal wrote the song as a love song for his wife Emily, and “The Girl That I Call Home” is filled with romance and adoration. Listen to the song below.
Tears for Fears celebrate the release of their new live album and film with an exclusive three-night residency at the new FontaineBleau hotel in Las Vegas from October 30 to November 2. The dates are the only Tears for Fears tour dates on the docket for 2024; get tickets to their Las Vegas shows here.
Revisit our 2022 interview with Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal, where they talked about touring with the band Garbage, writing, and recording. The turning pointand much more.
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Songs for a nervous planet Tracklist:
01. Say goodbye to mom and dad
02. The girl I call home
03. Emily said
04. Astronaut
05. It's no small thing
06. The turning point
07. Everyone wants to rule the world
08. Secret world
09. Sowing the seeds of love
10. Long, long, long time
11. Break the man
12. My demons
13. Rivers of Mercy
14. Crazy world
15. Children suffer
16. Chained woman
17. The Bad Man's Song
18. Pale Refuge
19. Break it down again
20. Madly in love
21. Change
22. Scream
Tears for Fears 2024 Tour Dates:
10/30 — Las Vegas, NV @ BleauLive Theater at FontaineBleau
01/11 — Las Vegas, NV @ BleauLive Theater at FontaineBleau
02/11 — Las Vegas, NV @ BleauLive Theater at FontaineBleau
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