{"id":80835,"date":"2023-03-22T12:56:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=80835"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:56:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:56:43","slug":"the-selecter-announce-uk-tour-ahead-of-new-album-human-algebra-tickets-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/03\/the-selecter-announce-uk-tour-ahead-of-new-album-human-algebra-tickets-available-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Selecter Announce UK Tour Ahead Of New Album, ‘Human Algebra’. Tickets Available Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Set for release on April 21, ‘Human Algebra’ is the sixteenth studio album from the reformed and ever-industrious The Selecter. To commemorate the release, The Selecter will be touring across the UK, including a date at London’s majestic KOKO venue. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are available here<\/a> and from The Selecter’s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, Pauline Black brings her imperious vocals to the fore, backed by the group\u2019s trademark ska-punk fusion as they tackle topics from knife crime to political extremism, throwing in a touching tribute to The Beat\u2019s Ranking Roger in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iconic frontwoman Pauline Black is co-fronted by original member Arthur \u2018Gaps\u2019 Hendrickson. They are now re-united with original drummer Charley \u2018Aitch\u2019 Bainbridge who is back in the line-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pauline Black is one of very few women in the 2-Tone scene – often referred to as “the Queen of Ska” – she was awarded an OBE in the in the 2022 New Year Honours. 2-Tone was a crucial multi-racial, multi-cultural explosion borne out of Coventry and the Midlands that remade British pop from 1979 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the music video for the title track, ‘Human Algebra’, below. Pre-order now on CD, Red or Black Vinyl from The Selecter Official Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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