We Are Love (The Charlatans album)
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| Released | 31 October 2025 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Wales | |||
| Length | 46:11 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Dev Hynes, Stephen Street | |||
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We Are Love is the upcoming fourteenth album by English band the Charlatans. The album's title track was released as the lead single on 14 July 2025. The album is the first to be recorded at Rockfield since 1997's Telling Stories.
Background
Unlike the previous album, which boasted prolific collaborators, We Are Love was a more focused effort, with Tim Burgess telling the NME "it felt like we couldn't have any more collaborators", however, Kevin Godley of 10CC appears on the album.[1] The title track "came quite easy" to the band according to Burgess,[2] who said of the title track: "[its] like an open-top car ride in the credits of your favorite movie, driving along the coast to somewhere amazing.".[3]
Among influences, the band shared 'Hauntology' and 'Psychogeography' as talking points whilst recording the album, partly influenced by the choice of going back to Rockfield according to frontman Tim Burgess, who further elaborated on the decision:[2][3]
"That was important as a way of honoring every member who’s played in the band. So we're honouring ourselves, our past, feeling that energy and reincarnating it, doing something fresh, brand new."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Collins, Martin Blunt, Tim Burgess, Tony Rogers.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kingdom of Ours" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "We Are Love" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Many a Day a Heartache" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "For the Girls" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "You Can't Push the River" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Deeper and Deeper" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Appetite" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Salt Water" | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Out on Our Own" | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Glad You Grabbed Me" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Now Everything" | 6:47 |
| Total length: | 46:11 | |
Personnel
- Tim Burgess - Vocals, guitar
- Mark Collins - Guitar
- Martin Blunt - Bass
- Tony Rogers - Keyboards
- Dev Hynes - Producer
- Fred Macpherson - Producer
- Stephen Street - Producer on 'You Can't Push The River'[2]
References
- ^ Skinner, Tom (2025-07-14). "The Charlatans tell us about "euphoric, transcendent" new single 'We Are Love' and first album in eight years". NME. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ^ a b c Virgin Radio UK (2025-07-15). The Charlatans Are Back With New Music | TIM BURGESS. Retrieved 2025-07-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "The Charlatans Announce New Album 'We Are Love': Hear The Title Track". Stereogum. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-15.