[Photo by Paul Dugdale]
Okay, so Liam Howlett didn’t quite live up to his latest promise of delivering a new Prodigy disc by the end of the year. We’re okay with that, simply because we’re willing to wait for a record that’ll blow the Ed Banger generation away, restoring some order to the easy-to-answer question of what came first: Music For the Jilted Generation and stellar rave-era singles like “Out of Space” and “Everybody in the Place,” or such deeply-indebted fare as Justice’s “Cross” LP.
Now christened Invaders Must Die, the Prodigy’s fifth full-length is due out March 3 through Take Me to the Hospital/Cooking Vinyl. We hear it’s a return to the trio’s scene-defining days, with traces of ultra-modern techno that’ll appeal to kids who still insist on wearing neon hoodies. The first evidence of this is the title track, which is available as a free download or hi-def video, which we’re streaming below. Be sure to comment on it like you did our EXCLUSIVE Prodigy interview earlier this year.
2 Responses to “THE S/T SCOOP: The Prodigy Finally Finish ‘Invaders Must Die,’ Premiere New Single, Video”
LOL! Sounds like Justice.
on September 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 am #
[...] Last month, Kerrang! Magazine reported that The Prodigy was preparing their new album with the help of Dave Grohl, causing us concern that the Liam Howlett was continuing in the group’s movement towards “the rock.” But one listen to the manic rave stabs of the first single “Invaders Must Die” and we’re happy to report that there’s plenty of the old ‘ardcore to be had. [Props to Self-Titled] [...]