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Listen to a New Track From Cheap Trick's Forthcoming Album, In Another World

Listen to a New Track From Cheap Trick's Forthcoming Album, In Another World

The new album was produced by Julian Raymond and drops on April 9th.

Rockford, IL (January 28, 2021) -- The one and only Cheap Trick have announced todayā€™s premiere of their pummeling new single. ā€œLight Up The Fireā€ is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The song heralds Cheap Trickā€™s eagerly anticipated 20th studio album, In Another World, arriving via BMG on Friday, April 9 digitally as well as on standard black vinyl and CD. Limited edition blue and white splattered vinyl will be available at independent record stores nationwide. In addition, a limited edition picture disc will be available exclusively via Target. Pre-orders are available now, with all pre-orders joined by an instant grat download of ā€œLight Up The Fire.ā€

Produced by longtime associate Julian Raymond, In Another World sees Cheap Trick doing what they do better than anyone -- crafting indelible rock ā€˜nā€™ roll with oversized hooks, mischievous lyrics, and seemingly inexorable energy. Trademark anthems like ā€œLight Up The Fireā€ and ā€œBoys & Girls & Rock N Rollā€ are countered by more introspective ā€“ but no less exuberant ā€“ considerations of times past, present, and unknowable future on such strikingly potent new tracks as ā€œAnother Worldā€ and ā€œIā€™ll See You Again.ā€ In Another World ā€“ which marks Cheap Trickā€™s first new LP since 2017ā€™s double-header of WEā€™RE ALL ALRIGHT! and CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS ā€“ further showcases Cheap Trick at their most eclectic, touching on a myriad of distinct sounds and song approaches, from the swampy Chicago blues number, ā€œFinal Daysā€ (featuring fiery harmonica from GRAMMY Award-nominated singer and Wet Willie frontman Jimmy Hall) to a timely rendition of John Lennonā€™s still-relevant ā€œGimme Some Truth,ā€ originally released for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 and featuring the instantly recognizable guitar sound of erstwhile Sex Pistol Steve Jones. As irresistible and immediate as anything in their already awesome catalog, In Another World is Cheap Trick at their irrepressible best, infinitely entertaining and utterly unstoppable.

Tracklist:

  1. Here Comes the Summer
  2. Quit Waking Me Up
  3. Another World
  4. Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll
  5. The Party
  6. Final Days
  7. So It Goes
  8. Light Up the Fire
  9. Passing Through
  10. Hereā€™s Looking At You
  11. Another World reprise
  12. Iā€™ll See You Again
  13. Gimme Some Truth

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