One of the most relevant bands in the so-called «British new wave», Madness, they never cease to amaze us. They are back and with new ideas.
Her twelfth album is called "Can't Touch Us Now", and among its songs is one dedicated to Amy Winehouse.
The members of the group, Suggs, Carl Smyth, Lee Thompson, Mike Barson, Chris Foreman y Mark Bedford They have taken advantage of a visit to a hospital in Chelsea to publicize their new work that will be published on October 28.
The song dedicated to Amy Winehouse is called "Blackbird." About Amy, the singer Suggs has stated: “We used to see her in Camden. We started at Dublin Castle, a place that Amy really liked. I wrote a song about Amy Winehouse, which is on this record called 'Blackbird'. It was a very tragic thing ”.
'Can't Touch Us Now' has been recorded in just three weeks on the renewed Toe Rag Studios, in the east of London, and they have produced it Clive langer y Liam Watson. This new work has mixes from the BRIT award winner, CharlieAndrew.
Remember that Madness were formed in the late sixties and were one of the most important groups of the madness of the ska revival.
The first steps were taken hand in hand with Mike Barsom and Lee Thompson, who "borrowed" records from stores to listen to and imitate their sounds.
Some time later they gave a turn to his music towards a very British style pop. The band temporarily disbanded in 1989 and reunited in 1992.
All the opinions about the band members They are divided between those who believe that they are friendly and generate very positive energies, and those who simply say that they are a kind of clown. As for their music, they also have fans who enjoy their contagious songs and who accuse them of going back in rock history.