Between 1989 and 1995, Inspiral Carpets notched up 15 hits and four Top 20 albums. In 2003, they re-formed and have been playing live ever since. In 2011, they reunited with original singer Stephen Holt. In September, the band unveil their first new album of studio material for two decades, simply entitled Inspiral Carpets. The album was recorded over the past year or so in Airtight Studios, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, south Manchester and has been mixed by Jim Spencer.
The 12-track album will be the band’s first release since 1994′s Devil Hopping. Speaking about ‘Let You Down’ and working with John Cooper Clarke, the band’s keyboardist Clint Boon told XFM: “When it came to putting the new album together, we recorded the track ‘Let You Down’.
There’s an amazing middle eight section where we just jammed, Doors-style. Somebody suggested it would sound brilliant with John Cooper Clarke on it. So I got him into XFM Manchester on afternoon to record it and it turned out brilliantly – proper goose-bumps.”
He continued: “He’s such a legend because his view of the world and social commentary is second to none. He’s at his peak now – I saw him recently and he’s equal parts Bob Dylan and Russell Brand, so contemporary. Stunning to watch. Our collaboration is one of our proudest moments.”
