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Released on Friday, "Motorheart" is the seventh
studio album by the British foursome known for tracks like "I
Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Love Is Only a Feeling" and
"Christmas Time".
"It's a powerful rock album ... there's no love songs on it ...
It's ... a post-lockdown party record for everyone," Hawkins
told Reuters in an interview.
Known for his falsetto voice and eye-catching jumpsuits, Hawkins
recorded vocals from Switzerland, where he lives, while the rest
of the band - including his brother, producer and guitarist, Dan
Hawkins - worked in Britain due to pandemic-related travel
restrictions.
Songs include the title track about a sex robot and the
1980s-influenced "Jussy's Girl". In its video, Hawkins, dressed
as leather-clad biker, enters a phone box and travels back in
time.
"We wanted to make a record that wasn't informed by the
lockdowns and pandemic and we didn't want to make one that was
feeding off the uncertainty and the suffering," Hawkins said.
As well as a new album, The Darkness embark on a UK tour kicking
off in Brighton on Wednesday, playing in front of audiences
again after they were forced to cancel shows in early 2020 due
to the pandemic.
Further concerts across Europe follow next year.
"If there's ever been a time for us to get on tour it's now, so
we've got to do whatever we can to make it viable throughout,"
Hawkins said.
"We have a very stringent COVID concept in place because we
can't allow the tour to stop."
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Mike
Collett-White)
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