Procol Harum to release new album in April

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Procol Harum will release their new studio album titled Novum in April to coincide with 50th anniversary tour

Procol Harum
Procol Harum

Procol Harum have announced that they’ll release their 13th studio album later this year.

Titled Novum, it’ll launch on April 21 via Eagle Records on CD and 2LP. It will be the band’s 13th album and their first since 2003’s The Well’s On Fire.

This year also marks Procol Harum’s 50th anniversary, with the group heading out on the road for seven dates across the UK in the coming months.

Vocalist and pianist Gary Brooker says: “Our last studio album was in 2003 and with 2017 being 50 years of Procol Harum, something special was needed, which has resulted in a new album of new songs with the band as we’ve stood for the past decade, all contributing with producer Dennis Weinreich to make what I believe to be one of the finest Procol Harum albums ever.”

Brooker is joined in the lineup by bassist Matt Pegg, drummer Geoff Dunn, guitarist Geoff Whitehorn and Hammond organ player Josh Phillips.

The Novum cover art

The Novum cover art

Procol Harum Novum tracklist

  1. I Told On You
  2. Last Chance Motel
  3. Image Of The Beast
  4. Soldier
  5. Don’t Get Caught
  6. Neighbour
  7. Sunday Morning
  8. Businessman
  9. Can’t Say That
  10. The Only One
  11. Somewhen

Procol Harum 50th anniversary UK tour dates

Mar 03: London Royal Festival Hall
May 06: Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
May 08: Manchester Bridgewater Hall
May 10: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
May 11: Birmingham Town Hall
May 13: London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
May 14: Nottingham Concert Hall
May 16: Bristol Colston Hall

Procol Harum: Procol Harum/Shine On Brightly

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