THE DEPARTURE! The team is ringing in its 20th anniversary Thunder, Lightning, Strike, their eclectic debut album, reissue and fall tour. The new edition of the LP, out September 13 via Memphis Industries, comes with a bonus disc of the original CD-R versions of band member Ian Parton's songs in all their 2004 glory, available both on CD as well as vinyl reissues. Listen to the CD-R version of “The Power Is On” and a Cornershop remix of “Everyone's a VIP to Someone” below.
Rough Trade's exclusive edition Thunder, Lightning, StrikeIts reissue also comes with a 7″ featuring new versions of “Hold Yr Terror Close” by the Pastels and the Orielles. These are the first in a series of remixes commissioned by the Go! team from “a range of artists I love and admire .” The rest will be released in 2024.
THE DEPARTURE! The team starts Thunder, Lightning, Strike 20th Anniversary Tour on September 26th in Edinburgh, Scotland. After three more dates in Europe, the band will fly to the United States for five shows: one each in Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Opening those shows will be La Sécurité. Check out the Go! The band's full list of tour dates below.
Read about it Thunder, Lightning, Strike at No. 171 on “The 200 Greatest Albums of the 2000s”.
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THE DEPARTURE! Club:
07-06 Coventry, England – Godiva Festival
07-13 London, England – Kaleidoscope Festival
07-28 Thirsk, England – Deer Shed Festival
09-26 Edinburgh, Scotland – Queens Hall
09-27 Manchester, England – New Century Hall
09-28 Bristol, England – Marble Factory
09-29 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
10-28 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10-30 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
11-01 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
11-02 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry at the Fillmore
11-03 Washington, DC – Black Cat
