The Damned Are Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow

Legendary British band, The Damned have released a video for new single, ‘Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow’ taken from their new album scheduled for release on Search And Destroy / Spinefarm Records on April 13; their first new album in a decade.

The single is “an optimistic song even though it is about a dark subject, in a world obsessed by ‘self’,” explains legendary frontman Dave Vanian, who also directed the video.  “This is a cry for humanity to recognize its humanity, before it’s too late. There is a strong influence of Joe Meek here: ‘Telstar’ was a glorious song about the opportunities of the future. I’d like to think that ‘SOTEOT’ reflects a similar sentiment.”

To accompany this up-to-the-minute garage psychedelia that gallops like Scott Walker’s ‘The Seventh Seal’, the video depicts a vision of the future from a band whose colourful, anarchic, ever-changing vision has been propelled by an indefatigable creative motor. “The exploration and colonization of other worlds is something we will face in the not so distant future,” adds Vanian on his own work directing the video. “My fervent hope is that we do not take our fears and prejudices with us and repeat the mistakes we have made on our home planet.”

‘Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow’ is the first serving from Evil Spirits produced by another legend from pop’s golden age – Tony Visconti, whose production on innumerable classic albums by David Bowie, T-Rex and more, mark him not only as a master of his craft, but a perfect match for The Damned. Recorded in nine days flat, it’s an album bursting with messages, melodies, with scarcely a second of airtime wasted. 

Catch The Damned on tour this January and February. Main support comes from fabled Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom (*except Koko), whilst support at Koko and The Forum comes from Kristeen Young.

26th January - Newcastle, O2 Academy

27th January - Dundee, Caird Hall

28th January - Glasgow, O2 Academy

30th January - Leeds, O2 Academy Leeds

31st January - Manchester, Academy 1

1st February - Birmingham, O2 Academy

3rd February - Leicester, O2 Academy

4th February - Nottingham, Rock City

6th February - Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall

7th February - Southend, Cliffs Pavilion

9th February - Cardiff, Great Hall

10th February - Bristol O2, Academy Bristol

11th February - Bournemouth, O2 Academy

13th February - Southampton, O2 Guildhall

14th February - Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion

16th February - Koko, London*

17th February London, O2 Forum