{"product_id":"love-your-neighbour","title":"Love Your Neighbour","description":"\u003cp\u003eWin a signed test pressing of \u003cem\u003eThe Rifle's\u003c\/em\u003e 'Love Your Neighbour'. To be in with a chance to win, pre-order the album on any format or purchase a bundle ticket to their gig at Rough Trade East \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e or enter via the form \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. Competition closes 5pm, Friday 5th July. Winners will be notified via email. Good Luck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s been over seven years since \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rifles\u003c\/strong\u003e released their previous record, but now the east Londoners return with their new album \u003cem\u003eLove Your Neighbour\u003c\/em\u003e. Their previous two albums - \u003cem\u003eBig Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNone The Wiser\u003c\/em\u003e - achieved the highest chart positions of their career to date, while their cult-like popularity has continued in the intervening years with countless sold-out London shows at venues including the Roundhouse, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, O2 Kentish Forum, KOKO, Electric Ballroom and Electric Brixton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe triumphant reaction and electrifying energy of those shows inspired \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rifles\u003c\/strong\u003e as they sent about writing \u003cem\u003eLove Your Neighbour\u003c\/em\u003e. It’s a record which bursts with the traits that have inspired such devotion amongst fans: songs as gritty as they are anthemic, and full of lyrics which capture broadly relatable experiences and provide evocative snapshots of modern British life. The overriding message of the album is a plea to embrace the power of your local community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVocalist\/guitarist Joel Stoker says, “‘\u003cem\u003eLove Your Neighbour\u003c\/em\u003e is saying we’re all in this big old mess together and it would be good to get along a bit more and enjoy it. Talk to people more, help each other out when you can, say good morning and maybe take your head away from your phone for 5 minutes and appreciate the people standing next to you. I’d like to think that the record captures life's daily situations that we all come across, all wrapped up in 3 minute bundles that you can sing along to.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s an apt decision of the album’s lead single ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Kids Won’t Stop\u003c\/em\u003e’. It starts with Joel reflecting on how life inevitably changes from the first flush of youth and into the demands of adulthood. But then it races into the frenetic melodic rush of its chorus, which contrasts an array of life’s daily annoyances with the kind of soaring, escapist hook which transports you to an altogether more positive state of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoel adds, “‘\u003cem\u003eThe Kids Won’t Stop\u003c\/em\u003e’ sums up most of our lives at the moment: constantly busy, no time to breathe... but you have to keep going! It still has the high energy Rifles sound, but with a more representative subject matter to our lives at the moment. It is also a good indication of the sound for the album.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompleted by Lucas Crowther (guitar), Rob Pyne (bass), Grant Marsh (drums) and Deano Mumford (keys), \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rifles\u003c\/strong\u003e have nonetheless had plenty going on since releasing \u003cem\u003eBig Life\u003c\/em\u003e in 2016: regular headline shows and festivals, Joel’s acclaimed debut solo album ‘The Undertow’, a singles collection, an acoustic album recorded at Abbey Road and a live album from London’s Roundhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the predominant factor has been the demands of their lives outside the band, which has made it hard for them to find an opportunity to all be able to work together. Yet as their live shows continued to sell-out, often far in advance, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rifles\u003c\/strong\u003e wanted to repay fans by making a new album. They actually had a record’s worth of material prepared early in 2022, but instead took the time to keep on writing new songs to ensure that \u003cem\u003eLove Your Neighbours\u003c\/em\u003e lived up to its full potential and ensured that the wait was well worth it. They recorded the album at Joel’s home studio in Walthamstow, east London, which allowed them the freedom to work whenever was convenient.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50440805843275,"sku":"2168599","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50440805187915,"sku":"2168597","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/20000000230153_967fcbcd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726967802","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/love-your-neighbour","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}