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Xfm Meets The Charlatans

added 18 February 2008 at 12.39

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess spoke exclusively to Xfm about their forthcoming album, festival plans and the recent Camden fires.

Speaking from the confines of his European tour bus Burgess divulged some juicy details of two album tracks 'Bird' and 'Oh! Vanity'.

He also confirmed which summer festivals they will be playing as well as expressing relief that his favourite drinking haunt The Hawley Arms - recently ravaged by a fire - will not be demolished.

Their tenth album 'You Cross My Path' which will be available as a free download exclusively from xfm.co.uk on March 3 preceded by the single 'Oh! Vanity' from February 25.

Tell us what we can expect from the new album?

"I've always been into dark lyrics with uplifting music, the juxtaposition of those two things going on at the same time and I think... " [Listen To Full Answer]

What about the track 'Oh!Vanity'?

"It's about getting sober which especially for me has been quite a big thing over the last couple of years..." [Listen To Full Answer]

Is there anything unexpected on the album?

"The second to last track is a track called 'Bird' and is like a little sonnet in the middle of a big story..." [Listen To Full Answer]

Any festivals confirmed for the summer?

"So far we're playing V, Oxygen and T in The Park...We're not playing Glastonbury..." [Listen To Full Answer]

How did you find out about Camden's Hawley's Arms, a favourite drinking hole of yours, burning down?

"I came off the stage and Mark our guitarist said the 'Tim the Hawley's on fire'..." [Listen To Full Answer]

So will you be getting involved with the Hawley Arms fundraising effort?

"I absolutely will, I mean I've had some of the best nights of my life in there really so..." [Listen To Full Answer]

You're on tour in Europe, where are you speaking to us from now?

"Hamburg, I woke up this morning and the bus was surrounded by transexual hookers with pink poodles..." [Listen To Full Answer]

Are you playing all the tracks from the new album on tour at the moment?

"We're playing nine out of ten of them at the moment and the only reason we're not playing..." [Listen To Full Answer]

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