Released September 25th on Sanctuary Records

Lloyd Cole will release ‘antidepressant’, his first album in over three years, on September 25th on Sanctuary Records.

With Chris Hughes (Tears For Fears) on board as executive producer and Mick Glossop on mixing duties, ‘antidepressant’ has already been rated as a "superb new album" by the Sunday Mail. The literate pop of ‘New York City Sunshine’ and ‘How Wrong Can You Be’ are certainly on a par with Cole’s previous hits such as ‘Perfect Skin’, ‘Brand New Friend’ and ‘Lost Weekend’.

Lloyd Cole plays drums, piano and guitar on the album and is joined by Clark (guitar), Peter Baldwin (bass), The Negatives (backing vocals and collaborators on Cole’s 2000 album of the same name) and The Establishment Ensemble (strings) were arranged by David Trenholm.

"It’s definitely a little bit perkier than the last few records I’ve done," he commented. "It’s not really a rock record, but it’s not as laidback as I would have expected. It has elements of when I was part of a band, and of pure folk. It’s very much my sound."

‘Rattlesnakes’ won widespread critical acclaim upon its initial release and was the first of three hugely successful albums from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions. Having opted to embark upon a solo career following ‘Mainstream’, Cole enjoyed further album success with releases including his self-titled 1990 debut, ‘Don’t Get Weird On Me, Babe’ (1991) and ‘Love Story’ (1995).

Cole’s solo albums have also included radical interpretations of tracks such as ‘People Ain’t No Good’ (Nick Cave) and ‘You’re a Big Girl Now’ (Bob Dylan).

Glasgow’s Camera Obscura recently issued the single ‘Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken’, an answer to the Cole/Clark composition ‘Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken’ that appeared on ‘Rattlesnakes’.

Lloyd Cole is poised to tour the UK and Europe in support of ‘antidepressant’ with dates tentatively planned for October.

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