Hear the new single ‘The Real’
Vicky Greer
14:14 25th March 2022

The Brian Jonestown Massacre are returning with their 19th studio album Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees, out 24 June on Anton Newcombe’s label A Recordings. They’ve also shared a new single, ‘The Real’, to celebrate the news. The announcement comes on the 30th anniversary of their very first single.

‘The Real’ is five minutes of great rock ‘n’ roll, tinged with psychedelic elements that we can expect to hear throughout the album. It’s a lyrically heavy track, which frontman Anton Newcombe describes as being a ‘call to arms’ for the difficult times that we have ahead:

“I'm trying to give comfort and support to the listener in a very matter of fact kind of way, it's a call to arms, the beast can be this overwhelming darkness, the dragon, dickheads telling you that you need to be trans-human, modified to be whole and survive A.I. it's absolute madness... we are in for a tough ride, have no illusions.”

Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees Tracklist:

  1. The Real
  2. Ineffable Mindfuck
  3. It's About Being Free Really
  4. What's In A Name ?
  5. Silenced
  6. Before And After land
  7. You Think I'm Joking?
  8. #1 LUCKY KITTY
  9. Wait A Minute (2:30 to be exact)
  10. Don't Let Me Get In Your Way

Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees arrives 24 June on A Recordings.

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