The Psychedelic Furs are delighted to reveal the new video for “Wrong Train” directed by award-winning artist, photographer, and filmmaker Hans Neleman. “Wrong Train” is taken from the band’s new album Made Of Rain which became the band’s second highest-charting UK Album and No.2 in the Independent Album Charts. The album also featured in the end-of-year Best Albums roundup in Mojo, …
Most remixes are awful. Not this one. This one finds and enhances melodic parts in the original while prolonging the occasional understated dance kick. When Youtube says this is the “Berlin 12 Inch Remix” are they referring to the city or the nightclub under the EL stop on Belmont in Chicago, also called “Berlin”? If …
The Psychedelic Furs have today made available a new song, “Come All Ye Faithful,” from their highly anticipated new album, Made Of Rain, released through Cooking Vinyl on Friday 31st July. “Come All Ye Faithful” is the fourth track to be released ahead of the album, alongside “No-One,” “Don’t Believe” and “You’ll Be Mine.” The video, …
It’s astounding that almost 20 years after I first hassled the Butler brothers about releasing a new album, they finally did it. The video for the second single, “You’ll Be Mine,” dropped today. Classic Psychedelic Furs meets the 21st century, at last. From our conversations, I got the impression that Richard and Tim might’ve had …
Ah, to have Richard’s pile of hair – back then, or on my bald head now. None of my favorite three Furs songs were singles – which should be no surprise, given that their albums were hardly built around one or two hit-hopefuls. I recently discovered a great live performance of one old favorite, an …
I saw the Furs the first time at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago on August 21, 1981, 34 years and 11 months to the day before last night’s show at the Santa Monica Pier. That show was opened by the Chicago power pop band, The Kind, and was followed by a night of dark droning …
In this video for the Psychedelic Furs’ classic “Into You Like A Train,” brothers Tim and Richard Butler recreate the post-punk magic of their early days. In my interview on my website Intermittent Signals, Tim discusses the creation of the Furs’ landmark Talk Talk Talk, the album that spawned “Pretty in Pink.” Here’s the link …