The Zutons share new song 'Pauline' and behind-the-scenes video recording with Nile Rodgers
The Great Decider Out April 26 via ICEPOP
March 1, 2024
Photo: Jonathan Turton
The Zutons are releasing their first new album in 16 years. The Great Decider, on April 26 via ICEPOP. Now they've shared his second single, “Pauline.” They have also shared a video of the song being recorded in the studio with Nile Rodgers. Listen and watch below.
The Zutons are Dave McCabe (guitar, lead vocals), Abi Harding (saxophone, vocals) and Sean Payne (drums, vocals).
McCabe had this to say about “Pauline” in a press release: “We went to Palm Springs on vacation with a band a few years ago. We had mushrooms and it was one of the best days of my life. I wrote the song a few months later. The ' Pauline' was the first song we worked on for the album as a band, so it gave us a boost. I was listening to a lot of Hot Chocolate at the time I wrote it, and I think it shows. It's been going great on tour, it's already a live favorite in the set, it always is great to get that feedback from the audience, that's when you know you're on to a winner.”
The Zutons reformed three years ago and announced their intention to record a new album produced by legendary artist and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers.
Previously the band shared The Great Deciderits first single, “Creeping on the Dancefloor”, which was also the band's first single in 16 years.
The band recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios, working not only with Rodgers, but also their original producer, Ian Broudie.
McCabe had this to say about recording with the two producers: “Working with Nile was just an amazing experience, it gave me a confidence I'd never felt before making a record. He is very relaxed as a person and a good listener. In the song “Disappear,” I wrote a spoken word piece about the Zutons traveling the stars and galaxies, asking the most powerful question in the universe, “Why?” I asked Nile if he'd read it at the top of the last part of the song, thinking he'd just say no. But he jumped into the vocal booth with his chain around his neck and his sunglasses and did about 20 different takes, all in different styles of himself. It was shocking! It was like he was actually traveling around the universe in some spaceship and just making music in his spare time. He's just one of the coolest people I've ever met.
“It was great to reconnect with Ian Broudie on this record as well. He told me that the 'Big Decider' demo brought tears to his eyes and that's why he said yes to working with us again. It was one of the first songs we wrote for the album, so Ian's reaction made me feel like we were doing something right. The song spoke for itself.”
The band's previous album, You can do everythingreleased in 2008.
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