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Move Like This is the upcoming seventh album by American rock band The Cars, scheduled to be released May 10, 2011 by Concord Music Group.[1] The album will be their first since 1987's Door to Door and features all of the original band members except for bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000.[1][2]

Album information

The first single, due in May 2011, is slated to be the track "Sad Song".[1] Exclaim! magazine comments that "[d]espite the title and lyrics, it doesn't sound particularly sad, as it contains a cheery beat and a catchy mix of synths and guitars."[3]

In October 2010, the band released a one-minute clip of "Sad Song" and a 73-second sample of another track from the album, "Blue Tip", on their Facebook page; a snippet from another upcoming track, "Free", was later posted on the band's page.[4][5] FMQB describes "Free" as a "return to the classic Cars sound that fans know and love."[5]

On February 17th, 2011 the band posted the full video for "Blue Tip" on their Facebook page.[6] According to Billboard, the album was recorded in engineer Paul Orofino's home studio in Millbrook, New York.[4] Additional recording sessions were held in Los Angeles.[7] One of the working titles for the album was Sharp Subtle Flavor.[8]

Move Like This is the first reunion of The Cars to feature vocalist Ric Ocasek since their 1988 split. In 1997, Ocasek told a journalist that the band would "never" reunite: "I'm saying never and you can count on that."[9][4] A partial reunion of the band occurred in 2005 when keyboardist Greg Hawkes and lead guitarist Elliot Easton toured with singer Todd Rundgren, drummer Prairie Prince and bassist Kasim Sulton as "The New Cars"; neither Ocasek nor Cars drummer David Robinson participated, and the Rundgren lineup split following two years of touring.[4]

According to Paste magazine, Ocasek said that he was "amazed at how we clicked when we got back together."[10] Exclaim! has noted that The Cars' Facebook page features a picture of producer Jacknife Lee, "which suggests that he will be producing the new album."[3] According to Rolling Stone, Lee produced five of the songs from the album; The Cars themselves produced the others.[7]

The Cars did not add a new bassist to the lineup to replace Orr; instead, the album's bass parts were programmed or performed by Hawkes and Lee, with Hawkes playing a bass once owned by Orr.[7] While Ocasek and Orr split vocal duties on past albums, Ocasek sings lead on all the tracks from Move Like This.[7] In a Rolling Stone interview, Ocasek said, "I was aware that on half of the new songs, Ben would have done better than I did. But we never wanted anybody from the outside."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blue Tip"3:13
2."Too Late"4:01
3."Keep On Knocking"3:52
4."Soon"4:23
5."Sad Song"3:38
6."Free"3:17
7."Drag On Forever"3:37
8."Take Another Look"4:46
9."It's Only"3:01
10."Hits Me"3:51

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Blau, Max (February 4, 2011). "The Cars Share Reunion Album Details". Paste (magazine). Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Hogan, Ed. "Benjamin Orr: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Hudson, Alex (February 4, 2011). "The Cars' New LP Gets Release Date". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Herrera, Monica (October 21, 2010). "The Cars Reunite for First Album in 23 Years". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "The Cars Ready To Move In May". FMQB. February 4, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Mapes, Jillian (February 18, 2011). "The Cars Reveal First Video, Release Date for 'Move Like This'". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e Fricke, David (February 16, 2011). "New Wave Heroes the Cars Roar Back on Reunion Record". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  8. ^ Matheson, Whitney (December 8, 2010). "The Cars are back!". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  9. ^ Tijs, Andrew (February 5, 2011). "New Album For The Cars Gets Release Date". undercover.fm. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Stiernberg, Bonnie (November 1, 2010). "The Cars to Release First Album in 23 Years". Paste (magazine). Retrieved February 7, 2011.
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