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THE FALL: new album, new books

The Fall To Release New Album And Two Books; TMT Scores Exclusive Fake Excerpt

Mark E. Smith's prolificacy through the years has been simply bananas, no? (And I'm not just talking about PEEL Sessions!!!) With all the excitement and controversy still bubbling from their most recent tour, The Fall have decided to release a new album in early 2007, entitled Reformation. No tracklist or details about the content yet, but it's rumored that Ben Folds will play piano on none of the tracks.

Also planned are two Fall-related books; the first is the autobiographical Renegade: The Gospel According To Mark E. Smith, which may have actual spittle-and-beer stains on select pages, while the second is Perverted By Language: Fiction Inspired By The Fall, which is a collection of fiction inspired by The Fall. Though the latter book won't be out until June 28, TMT has acquired a fake advance copy and is pleased to offer a short excerpt:

The Man Whose Head Expanded

It was a dark and stormy night. E. G. Cunningham pulled into his driveway at 9:30 PM, much like any other night. He removed his keys from the ignition and dropped them into his suit pocket, much like any other night. In fact, everything that happened to Mr. Cunningham on that dark and stormy night was precisely the same as any other night of his life. Precisely the same, that is, except for one sinister difference. On that particular dark and stormy night, E. G. Cunningham had a horrible secret of the most jaw-dropping magnitude.

Cunningham exited his vehicle and opened the front door to greet his beautiful wife, but something suddenly gave him pause. E. G. Cunningham could not get through the front door. Luckily, his wife was not only beautiful but pragmatic, and in minutes a solution was reached: Cunningham would enter through the side window. Dinner was already set on the table as he stepped into the dining room, and his wife trembled as she ladled fresh soup into his bowl. Before the spoon was even brought to his lips, Cunningham's cranium had suddenly expanded to the size of a baby rhinoceros.

"Why... why is this happening to me?" he wailed. "What have I done to deserve such treatment?"

"You sad, sad man," his wife whispered into his ear, an ear now the size of an adult rhinoceros. "Did you really believe I'd never find out about your child pornography ring?"

"No... no, I can explain, honey!" he shrieked. "Honey no... put that safety pin down... you can't do this to me. You can't do this to E.G. Cunningham!" And with that, he became the man whose head... exploded. All over the walls. His funeral was a simple affair attended by few, and in weeks his wife was married to Mark E. Smith, who meats her.

I believe the MES autobiography is out late April 2007.

The covers of both books can be seen at the band's official site homepage:

http://www.thefall.info/fallsite/

Wow. An actual autobiography. I don't think anyone should tell him, but I'm quite pleased that he's 'mellowing out' in later age. This is, of course, a relative concept, but still.

Hip Priest (or anyone else for that matter), have you read this?

I've not seen it in any shops, is it any good? I thoroughly enjoyed M. Middles' biography, 'twere fabola.

mark e in mark es words.. cant wait. new album, excellent. the fall just keep getting better recently!

doesnt seem to me like he's mellowing out, there was an interview somewhere with the guitarist who quit recently (along with all the rest of them) and it seemed like Mark e smith was just getting worse and worse. Whether this is a bad thing for the music who knows. But that book of his is going to be interesting reading. Especially seeing as it'll cover such a long timespan.

The Fall to release a new album

Mark E Smith readies first LP since 2005

The Fall are set to release their new album 'Reformation Post T.L.C' next March.

The 12 track album will be the follow up 2005's 'Fall Heads Roll'.

The cover of the album, whose exact release date has yet to be announced, will be shot by Bob Gruen, who has worked with David Bowie, The Sex Pistols and The Clash.

The tracklisting for the album is:

'Over! Over!'
'Reformation'
'Fall Sound'
'White Line Fever'
'Insult Song'
'My Door Is Always Open'
'Coach And Horses'
'The Wright Stuff'
'Scenario'
'Das Bootuboat'
'Tim Song'
'Systematic Abuse'

Saw them a few months back. Mark seemed to be back on the ball to a fair degree, the band was great (whether they're the band on the album or not remains to be seen) and the new songs they played were deadly.

Looking forward to it.

Sanctuary has confirmed the tracklisting for the UK release of Reformation Post TLC, due out on Slogan (a Sanctuary subsidiary) on 12 February 2007. There will be CD and vinyl editions.

1. Over! Over! - Smith
2. Reformation! - Smith / Barbato
3. Fall Sound - Smith / Barbato / Presley / McCord
4. White Line Fever - Merle Haggard
5. Insult Song - Smith / Barbato / Presley / McCord
6. My Door Is Never - Smith
7. Coach and Horses - Smith / McCord
8. The Usher - Smith / Barbato / Poulou / Presley / McCord
9. The Wright Stuff - Smith / Barbato / Poulou
10. Scenario - Smith / Barbato / Presley / McCord
11. Das Boat - Smith / Barbato / Presley / McCord
12. The Bad Stuff - Smith / Barbato / Poulou / Presley / McCord
13. Systematic Abuse - Smith / Barbato / Poulou / Presley / McCord
14. Outro - Smith / Barbato / Poulou / Presley / McCord

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Originally Posted by Glice

Hip Priest (or anyone else for that matter), have you read this?

I've not seen it in any shops, is it any good? I thoroughly enjoyed M. Middles' biography, 'twere fabola.

i have this but haven't read it yet... thanks for reminding...

Brilliant. A Merle Haggard cover. I'm pleased with that. That cover is following the current Fall-cover trend of being utterly awful.

I can only imagine the autobiography will be a bunch of manipulative bullshit. Of course I'll be in line to buy one as soon as it comes out. MES has ensured The Fall has become everything he used to hate, MES and a bunch of pickup musicians. And I betcha the musicians that played on the tune that is being used for a car commercial aren't getting paid.

I also can't get used to hearing Cat Power doing the background music for the blood diamond commercial.

Haven't Motorhead covered White Line Fever too? Now there's a link I'd never have imagined. I look forward to the interview where a journalist gets MES and Lemmy in a room together for a chat.

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Originally Posted by Glice

...Hip Priest...have you read this?...

Yes. It's quite good.

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Originally Posted by Tesla69

I betcha the musicians that played on the tune that is being used for a car commercial aren't getting paid.

Don't know about that, but anyone who wants to view the Mitsubishi/Blindness as can do so here: http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/j...ny/musictv.do#

Hearing Blindness on that ad sort of takes the good out the song a little bit for me...oh well.

Isn't it Scout Niblett, not Cat Power,that does the diamond advert?

I saw The Fall in September, and MES did seem more on the ball than he has done recently. I suppose the fact most of the band left meant he had to sharpen up a bit to keep the Fall going ( see also 1998, when he sacked the entire band)

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Originally Posted by sun city girl

Well thats a mind bendingly crap front cover. The youtube videos of the new band seem pretty good, less aggressive and foceful than the people who left this year (I wish they hadnt, they made 2 REALLY good albums). But i suspect the new albums gonna be not as good as the last two.