{"id":13286,"date":"2020-09-08T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13286"},"modified":"2020-09-07T18:38:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T18:38:46","slug":"the-sensible-gray-cells-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13286","title":{"rendered":"THE SENSIBLE GRAY CELLS RETURN!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u2018GET BACK INTO THE WORLD\u2019 – BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM FEATURING CAPTAIN SENSIBLE AND PAUL GRAY FROM THE DAMNED, WITH JOHNNY MOPED DRUMMER MARTY LOVE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RELEASED NOVEMBER 27TH<\/sup> VIA DAMAGED GOODS RECORDS <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Album pre-order is\u00a0Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Back in 2013, when the world was still pretty weird, but markedly less bizarre than it is now, Captain Sensible and then former Damned bassist Paul Gray reunited for an album called \u2018A Postcard From Britain\u2019 under the name The Sensible Gray Cells. This was long before Paul Gray re-joined The Damned for their \u2018Evil Spirits\u2019 album in 2018 and allowed the pair to reacquaint their musical partnership and explore their love of the quintessentially British late 60s psych-pop period that has always been their passion.<\/p>\n

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And now, with live music derailed for the foreseeable future and 2020 already proving to be an unforgettable year for all of the wrong reason, Sensible and Gray were inspired to reignite their Sensible Gray Cells persona, together with Johnny Moped drummer Marty Love, for \u2018Get Back Into The World\u2019, released via Damaged Goods Records this coming November 27th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPG and myself being garage psych aficionados feel there should be more of this kind of music and this is our contribution to the cause,\u201d explains the Captain. \u201cIf I said that some of these songs were ‘Damned rejects’ that shouldn’t be seen as an indication of inferior song writing, more that they’re not wearing the right shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’ve never been a prolific writer being a lazy so and so, I think it’s best to wait for inspiration to call, which explains the 7 year gap ( how many albums could the Beatles have crammed in that period!) but in the meantime Paul re-joined the Damned and we’ve gigged about a bit, which is always fun – CAN WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC BACK AGAIN PLEASE!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018A Postcard From Britain\u2019 was a snapshot of modern life and similarly, \u2018Get Back Into The World\u2019 provides a comparable document.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s sad that high streets around the world have been destroyed by online shopping but nobody’s forcing people to do it – what can you do,\u201d he states. \u201cThese are very strange times we\u2019re living though – I just count myself lucky to have been around to witness the 2nd half of the 20th century; a fab time for music, culture, ideas and that without even mentioning Benny Hill and On The Buses. The new album coincides with all this virus malarkey, which, unpleasant as it is will undoubtedly be used by the powers that be to tighten the screws on us little people on behalf of their billionaire paymasters. Blah blah, etc. There’s a bit of that hidden away in the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Back in June, listeners got their first taste of the new Sensible Gray Cells in the form of the \u2018So Long\u2019\/\u2019What\u2019s The Point In Andrew?\u2019 seven-inch, now long since sold out. Show-casing what to expect from the album, the strutting rock n\u2019 roll of \u2018So Long\u2019 was a stark contrast to the whimsical royal-baiting of \u2018What\u2019s The Point Of Andrew?\u2019 (\u201cKnown forever as the royal spare\u201d) and shows the variety of moods and styles on offer here.<\/p>\n

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Now comes \u2018I Married A Monster\u2019, a stomping 60s garage punk nugget that pays tribute to their love of old horror films.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe love all those old Ealing comedies, \u2018Carry On\u2019 films and 1950’s hammy-horror movies like The Blob and I Married A Monster From Outer Space,\u201d explains Paul. \u201cThis is our musical tongue-in-cheek spoof homage to them….after all, you never\u00a0can quite\u00a0be sure…can you??\u201d<\/p>\n

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