Corey Glover on New Living Colour Album: “We’re Trying to Figure Out What Our Mission Statement is for This”
In April, Living Colour frontman Corey Glover talked about wanting to get into the studio with the band this month to start working on new material with the hopes of putting out a new album for 2025, following up their 2017 album Shade. But Living Colour are one of those bands who notoriously take a long time to write and record records, so it should be of no surprise that things are taking a little bit longer than planned.
In a recent interview with Myglobalmind, Glover explained that the band are still working on writing the new album and that they’re not looking to rush that. Here’s what he had to say, as transcribed by Blabbermouth:
“We’re still in the writing stage. I think we’re in search of a voice at this point. I think it’s important that we have something to say that’s sort of poignant, particularly in and around this time. If everything was right, this record would have come out this year. But I think scheduling was not in our favor. But I don’t think the world is going to change significantly. And if it does, we’ll talk about it. But for the most part, we’re trying to figure out what our mission statement is for this. And we’re writing it in that regard to sort of jumpstart that process.”
That’s completely fair, especially with Living Colour’s focus on topical issues. Nobody wants a rushed album, or else you end up spitting out some crap that you have the audacity to call Chocolate Starfish. Better to actually put the time and energy needed into a new record.
In the meantime, you can catch them live at the following dates over the next few months. Tickets are available here.
Jun. 15 – Lisboa, Portugal – Rock In Rio Lisboa 2024
Jun. 19 – New York, NY – Living Colour Juneteenth Celebration At Hard Rock Cafe NYC
Jun. 25 – Virginia Beach, VA – 31st Street Park – Oceanfront
Jul. 6 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest 2024
Jul. 13 – Helmond, Netherlands – Hellmond Open Air
Jul. 15 – Prague, Czech Republic – Living Colour At Lucerna Music Bar
Jul. 16 – Frankfurt Am Main, Germany – Living Colour At Batschkapp
Jul. 18 – Valkenburg, Netherlands – Living Colour At Openluchttheater
Jul. 19 – Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands – Zwarte Cross 2024
Jul. 20 – Steenwijk, Netherlands – De Buze
Jul. 21 – Maidstone, United Kingdom – Maid Of Stone Festival 2024
Jul. 22 – Leeds, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Leeds
Jul. 24 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom – Living Colour At NX Newcastle
Jul. 25 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Barrowland Ballroom
Jul. 26 – Nottingham, United Kingdom – Living Colour At Rock City Nottingham
Jul. 27 – Liverpool, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Liverpool
Jul. 28 – Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom – Living Colour At Steelhouse Festival
Aug. 8 – Decatur, IL – Living Colour At Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater
Sep. 1 – Kansas City, MO*
Sep. 4 – Billings, MT*
Sep. 5 – Great Falls, MT*
Sep. 7 – Tacoma, WA*
Sep. 8 – Spokane, WA*
Sep. 10 – Vancouver, BC*
Sep. 12 – Enoch, AB*
Sep. 13 – Tsuut’ina, AB*
Sep. 15 – Saskatoon, SK*
Sep. 16 – Regina, SK*
Sep. 18 – Winnipeg, MB*
Sep. 20 – Thunder Bay, ON*
Sep. 21 – Green Bay, WI*
Sep. 22 – Prior Lake, MN*
Sep. 24 – Cincinnati, OH*
Sep. 25 – North Tonawanda, NY*
Sep. 27 – Rama, ON*
Sep. 28 – Montreal, QC*
Oct. 10 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Living Colour At Sacadura 154
Oct. 11 – Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Living Colour At Mister Rock
Oct. 12 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Living Colour At Tokio Marine Hall
Oct. 13 – Brasília, Brazil – Living Colour At Toinha Brasil
Oct. 15 – Recoleta, Chile – Living Colour At Club Chocolate
Oct. 17 – Lomas De Zamora, Argentina – Living Colour At Teatro Flores
Nov. 2 – Tulare, CA – Living Colour & Buckcherry At Zunwalt Amphitheater
Feb. 13 – 17, 2025 – Miami, FL – Sail Across The Sun 2025
*with Extreme
