UK rock band with FIFA 08 banger release 'spring in your step' new album
By Ryan Parker
15th Sep 2023 | Local News
A UK rock and pop band with major 00s hits, including a FIFA 08 banger, have released their brand new album - described as being like a "spring in your step."
The Hoosiers, most famous for number one album 'The Trick to Life,' and top four hit, 'Goodbye Mr A,' released fifth studio album, Confidence, on Friday 15 September.
This is the two-piece band's first new material in eight years, following on from 2015's 'The Secret Service.'
"This album has the same spit as 'The Trick to Life' - with us starting out all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, said lead singer, Irwin Sparkes, 42.
The Hoosiers have also tasted success from hit singles 'Worried About Ray', 'Cops and Robbers (2007), and 'Choices' (2010).
Pre-album singles from Confidence, 'Hello Sunshine,' 'Snowflake,' and 'Idaho' all pack a punch, with their best songs saved for the full 12-track album.
'Things You Remember When You're Falling' is up there with the band's finest work, along with single released on the same day as the album, 'Making A Monster.'
Irwin told Nub News: "Confidence is like a booster pack. Myself and Alan feel a renewed confidence in what we do.
"We want to feed this confidence into the audience, lifting everyone's day as much as we can through the music and making a real positive impact.
"We want it to be the musical equivalent of a spring in you step, that kind of shot in your arm
"It's effervescent and knows what it is. There's been a point in our career where we've pulled back from that or tried to move people in a different way.
"Now, we are really embracing what we are and seeing that as a strength. That is where our title comes from."
Confidence was produced in Angelic Recording Studio during lockdown, built by the late Jamiroquai musician, Toby Smith.
Engineer for 2007's 'The Trick to Life,' Sam Miller, returned to co-produce The Hoosiers' new record - in what has been described as a "homecoming."
Irwin believes Confidence propels The Hoosiers into the modern day.
He said: "Hello Sunshine, serves as the best reminder for who we are. Its a total re-introduction into The Hoosiers.
"None of this album was made cynically. There wasn't a sense of lets remake 'Goodbye Mr A.'
"We just sat down and wrote the best songs we could, trying to communicate something you often find hard to express.
"The album brings you along for the ride, propelling The Hoosiers into the 2020s."
"One song I can't wait for people to hear is Making A Monster. This has something extra about it."
Irwin believes Confidence can bring a renewed positivity and energy to those listening to it.
The lead singer added: "If you value life itself and want it to get better, The Hoosiers can provide what you need.
"We're instant gratification. A lot of young adults came to watch us as we were one of the last bands to actually sell records.
"We are a lot of young adults' first memory of music. We feel honoured to still have people to play to.
"People should come and watch us so they can relive their childhoods as we bring them into the future with our new music."
To listen to new album Confidence, click HERE. Check out The Hoosiers' upcoming tour dates HERE.
View brand new single 'Making A Monster' above. Its official music video video is out now.
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