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Dexys - The Feminine Divine
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Dexys
are
back!
11
years
since
the
release
of
their
last
album
of
original
music,
the
acclaimed
One
Day
I'm
Going
to
Soar,
the
band
return
with
a
stunning
new
record,
The
Feminine
Divine,
out
July
28th
on
100%
Records.
The
Feminine
Divine’s
arrival
is
heralded
by
today’s
release
of
the
glorious
first
single
‘I’m
Going
To
Get
Free’,
soaked
in
horns
and
with
a
heavy
dance-hall
feel.
"The
character
is
optimistically
breaking
free
from
internalised
trauma,
depression
and
guilt,"
Kevin
Rowland
said
of
the
track.
The
Feminine
Divine
is
Dexys’
fifth
album
of
original
material
produced
once
again
by
Pete
Schwier,
along
with
acclaimed
session
musician
and
producer
Toby
Chapman.
After
taking
some
time
out
to
refocus
his
energy,
Kevin
Rowland
came
back
to
music
with
a
fresh
perspective
and
new-found
positivity.
A
personal,
if
not
strictly
autobiographical,
record
portraying
a
man
whose
views
have
evolved
over
time.
Not
just
on
women,
but
the
whole
concept
of
masculinity
he
had
been
raised
with:
an
education
and
an
un-learning
that
is
traced
across
the
arc
of
The
Feminine
Divine
with
dizzying
effect.
With
two
tracks
on
the
album
with
Goddess
in
the
title
in
‘My
Goddess
Is’
and
‘Goddess
Rules’,
it’s
no
surprise
Kevin
chose
to
use
a
painting
inspired
by
Pele,
the
Hawaiian
goddess
of
fire
and
volcanoes,
for
the
artwork.
Dipping
into
the
archives
for
a
song
he’d
originally
written
in
1991,
the
album’s
opener,
‘The
One
That
Loves
You’,
is
a
tough-guy
feint
before
he
lifts
the
curtain
on
“what
I
really
feel”,
as
announced
by
a
classic
bit
of
Kevin
spoken
word
that
leads
into
the
second
track,
‘It’s
Alright
Kevin
(Manhood
2023)’.
The
record’s
first
half
is
full
of
music
hall-esque
swagger,
much
of
it
written
with
original
Dexys’
trombonist
Big
Jim
Paterson.
The
second
side
of
the
record
is
like
nothing
Dexys
have
done
before.
A
saucy,
synth-heavy
cabaret,
written
in
collaboration
with
Sean
Read
and
Mike
Timothy.
It’s
steamy,
fizzing
and
sultry,
at
times
doom-laden
and
heavy
and
at
other
times
raunchy
and
funky.
Quite
a
heady
mix.
Today
the
band
is
more
of
an
“organic”
assemblage
–
Kevin,
Jim
(a
non-touring
band
member),
Sean
Read
and
Mike
Timothy.
“It’s
always
just
natural
with
me,”
says
Kevin.
“The
inspiration
comes
first,
I
think
about
what
I
can
do,
what
songs
I’ve
got,
then
approach
the
band.”
He
describes
their
current
lineup
as
“very
much
the
nucleus,
these
days.”
With
over
a
billion
worldwide
streams,
three
top
10
albums
in
the
UK,
two
number
1
singles,
a
Brit
Award
and
a
multi-platinum
selling
album
with
their
sophomore
release
Too-Rye-Ay
(as
Dexys
Midnight
Runners),
Dexys
are
as
vital
and
exciting
today
as
ever.
With
live
shows
set
to
be
announced
shortly
in
support
of
the
record,
The
Feminine
Divine
marks
a
new
chapter
in
a
book
that
just
keeps
getting
better
and
better.
“I’ve
been
doing
this
a
long
time,”
says
Kevin.
“But
I
feel
I’ve
got
to
it
now.”
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