We Are Love The Charlatans

• 1 Kingdom Of Ours 04:13
• 2 We Are Love 03:49
• 3 Many A Day A Heartache 03:32
• 4 For The Girls 04:53
• 5 You Can't Push The River 03:49
• 6 Deeper And Deeper 03:59
• 7 Appetite 04:05
• 8 Salt Water 01:48
• 9 Out On Our Own 04:51
• 10 Glad You Grabbed Me 04:25
• 11 Now Everything 06:47
• Total Runtime 46:11

Info for We Are Love

"We Are Love", as frontman Tim Burgess describes, is "like an open-top car ride in the credits of your favorite movie, driving along the coast to somewhere amazing." One of the first tracks to emerge as they were writing, it became a pathfinder for the record, as guitarist Mark Collins explains: "Early on, we thought it felt right. And it turned out that way: first single, title track, second song on the album. And things started forming around 'We Are Love.' There was a certain energy to it that drove us forward.”

The album was recorded at two places that are totemic in The Charlatans UK's history – Rockfield in Wales and their own Big Mushroom space in Middlewich, Cheshire. Their return to storied farm studio Rockfield for the first time in almost 30 years, since they made their fifth album Tellin’ Stories, was an important step. As a band, they hadn’t been there since keyboard player Rob Collins was killed, in the middle of that album’s sessions, in a car crash at the bottom of the track leading to the farm.

“The whole idea of hauntology and psychogeography is represented by us going back to Rockfield, where so much history has happened for The Charlatans," says Burgess. "That was important as a way of honoring every member who's played in the band. So we’re honouring ourselves, our past, feeling that energy and reincarnating it, doing something fresh, brand new.”

Tim Burgess, vocals
Martin Blunt, bass
Mark Collins, guitar
Tony Rogers, keyboards
Pete Salisbury, drums

The Charlatans
Since breaking through in 1990 The Charlatans have become one of the UK's most beloved and enduring bands, their indie roots the focal point of a sound that has taken in everything from psychedelia to soul and funk via country rock.

In a history now stretching beyond 30 years, The Charlatans have crafted a back catalogue of enviable depth and variety, taking in three UK #1 albums ('Some Friendly,' 'The Charlatans,' 'Tellin' Stories') and another seven Top 10 records. They're an albums band with numerous iconic hits, with the classic Top 10 singles 'The Only One I Know,' 'One To Another,' 'North Country Boy' and 'How High' plus another eighteen Top 40 hits to their name. Many of those moments are captured in their 'Melting Pot' hits collection, one of two of their albums to have been certified Platinum.

So many instantly recognisable songs really benefits their live experience, whether they're headlining the O2 Academy Brixton and The Royal Albert Hall, or hitting festivals such as Glastonbury, Reading and the Isle of Wight, or striding into stadiums as guests to the likes of Liam Gallagher and Gerry Cinnamon.

Their journey hasn't been without immense challenges, notably the tragic losses of keyboardist Rob Collins in 1996 and drummer Jon Brookes in 2013. Yet the band – Tim Burgess (vocals), Martin Blunt (bass), Mark Collins (guitar) and Tony Rogers (keys) – have continued their storied legacy. Their previous album, 2017's 'A Different Days,' achieved their highest chart position since 2001, and was hailed by The Guardian as "their best album in 20 years."

2024 saw The Charlatans start the year with a North American co-headline tour with Ride, before playing a selection of UK festivals. Tim Burgess was also presented with the inaugural Northern Music Award by members of New Order, adding to the band's previous accolades which include two NME Awards.

Having recently released the 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition of their third album 'Up To Our Hips,' The Charlatans are also currently making big plans for 2025.

This album contains no booklet.