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''Easter Is Cancelled'' is the sixth studio album by the British hard rock band the Darkness. It was released on 4 October 2019 through Canary Dwarf and
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Background

The album was first announced on 4 April 2019, via a video published on the band's official YouTube channel, featuring the band members reciting a poem. A few days later they also announced details of a UK headline tour to support the album. The first single from the album, "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die", was released on 6 August 2019, along with an accompanying music video.


Critical reception

The album received generally favourable reviews.


Track listing

# "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die" – 5:23 # "How Can I Lose Your Love" – 3:02 # "Live 'Til I Die" – 3:32 # "Heart Explodes" – 3:47 # "Deck Chair" – 2:24 # "Easter Is Cancelled" – 4:18 # "Heavy Metal Lover" – 4:41 # "In Another Life" – 4:01 # "Choke on It" – 3:21 # "We Are the Guitar Men" – 4:21 Deluxe edition bonus tracks
  1. "Laylow" – 3:23
  2. "Different Eyes" – 2:51
  3. "Confirmation Bias" – 4:35
  4. "Sutton Hoo" – 3:27
Japanese Edition bonus track
  1. "Dancing House" – 1:05


Personnel

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Justin Hawkins Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, Internet personality, singer, and songwriter best known as the founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of The Darkness, of which his younger brother Dan is also a member. He is ...
– vocals, guitars, piano *
Dan Hawkins Dan, Danny or Daniel Hawkins may refer to: * Dan Hawkins (American football) (born 1960), American football coach and former player and sportscaster * Daniel Hawkins (politician) (born 1960), American politician in the Kansas House of Representat ...
– guitars, backing vocals *
Frankie Poullain Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (born 15 April 1967), better known as Frankie Poullain, is a Scottish bass player, best known for playing with The Darkness. He was raised in Milnathort, then Edinburgh, Scotland. Early life His father wa ...
– bass, backing vocals * Rufus Tiger Taylor – drums, backing vocals


Charts


References

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