Deep Purple have shared the new song “Lazy Sod” from their forthcoming album =1, out July 19th.

Clocking in just under four minutes in length, the compact tune couples burly guitar riffs and prominent organ, conjuring the classic Deep Purple sound. The British rock legends maintain a steady pocket before stretching out for some ascending scales in the choruses and flexing on an organ-grinding prog breakdown during the bridge.

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Meanwhile, frontman Ian Gillan opens up for some incredibly honest lyrics that reflect on his age (he turns 79 next month) and the tumultuous state of the world around him: “The world’s on fire, and I can’t get my ass out of bed / The world is on fire, smoke all around my head.”

Gillan offered up a charming anecdote about the origins of the song title and the lyrical concepts in recent interview with Rocks magazine...

Deep Purple have announced a new album titled =1, arriving July 19th via earMUSIC, roughly a month before the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band kicks off its North American “= 1 More Time Tour” with Yes.

The lead single from the album is expected to drop next Tuesday (April 30th), though the British rock legends did unveil the artwork and tracklist for the upcoming 13-song LP.

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=1 will mark the group’s first album with guitarist Simon McBride, who was welcomed into the band after longtime guitarist Steve Morse exited in 2022 to take care of his ailing wife. Deep Purple’s lineup is rounded out by classic members Ian Gillan (vocals), bassist Roger Glover (bass), and Ian Paice (drums), along with longtime keyboardist Don Airey.

Studio vet Bob Ezrin returned as producer for the album, which promises to capture the classic Deep Purple sound. The mystery...

Deep Purple’s 21st studio album Whoosh! comes with dire warnings and dry wit, all propelled by one of the tightest still-working bands playing today. The record was produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, who helped Pink Floyd build The Wall, taught Tim Curry to Read My Lips, and brought suspense to the Alice Cooper discography. For their third collaboration, Ezrin invited Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse, and Don Airey back to Nashville, where Deep Purple recorded 2013’s Now What?! and 2017’s inFinite.

The first single off the album, “Nothing At All,” is a cautionary observance on what people have done to the planet we’re renting short-term. The second single, “Man Alive,” casts a worried glimpse into the future. The single “Throw My Bones” takes on time and space. The music videos for each of the songs feature a Spaceman sitting in for the band.

Whoosh!

Deep Purple is one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they completed the “unholy trinity” of 1970s British hard rock sound. The group will release their 21st studio album Whoosh! on June 12. The album reunites the band with legendary producer Bob Ezrin, who worked with the iconic band’s last two albums.

Whoosh! comes four years after Deep Purple’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse, and Don Airey “putting the Deep back in Purple.” They wrote and recorded Whoosh! in Nashville on an invitation from Ezrin, renowned for producing definitive albums for Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, and Tim Curry. The first album they collaborated on was So What?! (2013), which hit Number 1 in five European countries, as hit the Top 10 in over 15 countries worldwide. The second, inFinite (2017), broke chart...

On May 6, Deep Purple — including members Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey — released dates for their upcoming tour, The Long Goodbye Tour. Their tour will begin on September 3, including over 25 dates in the U.S., and conclude on December 10 in Cluj-Napoka, Romania. Deep Purple is and English rock band that […]

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