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‘CHAOSMOSIS’ IS CONCISE POP
Primal Scream are synonymous with psychedelic dance-rock
and retro soul. Not this time. “We like to not repeat ourselves,”
says frontman Bobby Gillespie. “Our manager said to us, ‘You should
try write some singles.’ It was a good discipline. We like making
double albums but there’s something cool about an album under 40
minutes. It’s classic. The aesthetic was, ‘Let’s not fuck about.’”2
THEY TAPPED SOME SURPRISING GUESTS
HAIM and Sky Ferreira both appear on Chaosmosis. Gillespie
says it’s not about marketing but being fans and friends fi rst- they’d played with HAIM and helped Ferreira produce her own
music. “She’s got a great voice, very soulful with a bit of darkness,”
says Gillespie of Ferreira’s turn on “Where the Light Gets In”. “We
thought it would be a great pop moment. I think we’re right.”
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THE IMPACT OF ‘SCREAMADELICA’ LINGERS
The band were revitalised by the 2010 re-release and 2011
anniversary tour behind their classic ’91 record Screamad-
elica. So much so it’s impacted everything since. “We sold out au-
diences everywhere and were high up the bill at major festivals,”
says Gillespie of the look-back. “It gave us a new confi dence.”4
NOEL GALLAGHER THINKS THEY’RE
ON TO SOMETHING
When the ex-Oasis leader said he thought “Where the Light
Gets In” was the best chorus Primal Scream had written in years,
Gillespie listened. “He’s a guy whose whole life has been taken up
by writing anthemic choruses,” says the frontman. “So I thought,
‘Well that’s good.’”5
ON INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION
In the past decade a new generation of artists, like Jagwar
Ma, Venus ii and DMA’S, have shown traces of the Scream’s
legacy. “I really take it as a compliment,” he says. “I feel honoured
that young musicians are inspired by some of the work we’ve
done in the past. There’s no higher compliment.” MARCUS TEAGUEPrimal Scream
UK ICONS OF PSYCHEDELIC DANCE-ROCK GET TO
THE POINT ON ELEVENTH ALBUM, ‘CHAOSMOSIS’