Black Poppies - new song
 

A new Underworld song was played from tape at Bristol for the walk-on. Here's a clip, courtesy of @Schulzi101

https://we.tl/t-pDNQpCOTGJ

Apparently, the name of the song is Black Poppies.

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Nice! Good to get another minimal acapella-ish track. We're getting quite a song count at this point.

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Black Poppies has been released as a separate digital single today, also available on streaming. The artwork is of a section of the display for the album artwork.

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/bl.../puorsofzmdylc

https://static.qobuz.com/images/cove...zmdylc_600.jpg

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Black Poppies (Official Visualiser): https://youtu.be/BUL5J4JzRDA?si=6f5ctNgUw6_e7WLE

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Really don't understand why UW had the feeling that this should be released as a teaser song. It's a boring little filler track, but as a single/teaser totally fails. Something really went wrong with this album campaign. With an album announcement they should be released the strongest track from the album to catch attention, but with this song...

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I think for a lot of bands the initial songs released speak to the tone of the album. I don't understand it as a single either, so I'm trying to hear it in terms of how they're further introducing this album.

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Well it is the literal first track introduction to the album, so maybe it's more setting the tone as you mention than a single. Or more of a preview, which sometimes happens for the first tracks close to release, as we've already had other singles. Get the feeling Denver Luna was the biggest track, but surprised Gene Pool wasn't next single.

Trying to take in this tracks lyrics and embrace the change, but it is feeling very strange...

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It is a really beautiful short song and I like its simple visuals much better than the album artwork. Interesting that this will lead directly into Denver Luna, Techno Shinkansen, and the colour red...

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I listened to it for the first time driving in the middle of the night from Phoenix to LA the other night, I was wanting more out of it of course but that's because I'm just always expecting the unce to kick in. However, I really love it when they go to the kinda weird/kinda introspective place, and I'm really interested to hear what the rest of the record holds.

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I'll have a hard time finding one that tops Denver Luna. That track to me is a masterpiece.

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I wonder if those lyrics from the visualiser are snippets from the (other) album tracks?
If so, do any of the other lines match with e.g. Gene Pool or SH?

Cut a hole in the news (Gene Pool)
don?t make it complicated
we?re no longer alone (denver Luna)
you may feel a little strange at first (Black Poppies)
Mr Mickey Marley (King of Haarlem)
wild black and white (Strawberry Hotel / new title?)
my eyes go crazy (and the colour red)
keeps adopting, adapting (Black Poppies)
if nature is heaven
in her arms you live happy
glitter finger, numbering four weeks
studs like tiny stars
machines playing tunes to block out the life, block out the light (denver Luna)
set fire to it if you want to see it go up in flames
follow the line to the rising sun
we are all of these things and more things

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i don't think this songs deters from the album release.

we've already heard some strong songs from this album already.

this is just a mid-2nd or 3rd song they felt like putting out alongside the announcment.

i doubt the whole album will sound like this, so i'm not concerned.

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I actually think all the tracks so far have been great, including Black Poppies. Find it confusing as a single, but we have already had several others released/previewed that are more epic. Mainly baffled by the art direction and album rollout, and that's mainly because of the high bar from early Tomato and Drift respectively, as mentioned.

Am excited about Denver Luna into Techno Shinkansen into Colour Red at the start, and thinking Black Poppies may potentially move to the end as a closing track for me, so that Denver Luna kicks it off. We'll see.

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love this idea actually. especially if you extend the opening 10 more seconds before "strawberry jam girl"

but I really like Black Poppies as a mood and tone setter. It just so happens that Denver Luna needs no lead-in and has the perfect mix of salty and sweet self-contained in the same track.

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Black Poppies (unplugged) on the email list today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ufLW2PmxM


Honestly if this IIFU stuff is a lead in to handing these kids the keys to Underworld Mk4 as a modern classical group, I'd be down for it. There are worse ways to retire from the music business.

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Definitely a beautiful version/rendition/orchestration and interesting place to take it to in contrast to the often electronic production nature of UW. Seems like they might be aiming for more variety and expansion this time, even though there is always a lot.

I've actually been thinking more and more of BBWFASF, Drift, and now SH as a Mk4 era, since they almost broke up after Barking and were trying to pass UW on, then the solo stuff and 6 year gap being the biggest they've had. They seem to really enjoy each other and the work since they came back for Barbara, and the inclusion of their daughters on that album, Black Country on Drift, and it sounds like Esme will be on SH, might be a good reason to designate it a new era. That and I like the feel of three trilogies (plus Mk1). :)

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Too bad it's instrumental only.

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this is a beautiful song. its grown on me quite a bit. can't wait to hear it in context of the full album.

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