Cheap Trick's 20th studio album is out today, featuring the raucous "Light Up The Fire," and the blistering "Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll," the latter of which the band performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night. IN ANOTHER WORLD, out digitally and on CD today via BMG, will be released physically on standard black vinyl on June 4. Limited edition blue and white splattered vinyl will be available at independent record stores nationwide. In addition, a limited edition picture disc will be available exclusively via Target.
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The reaction to IN ANOTHER WORLD has been stellar at the DSPs. Currently in the #2 spot on the "Classic Rock Now" playlist, the album is also being featured on "Rock the World!," "All New Rock" and "Most Wanted Rock." At Apple Music, the band is being highlighted on the "Hard Rock Best New Songs," "Hard Rock Artists We Love" and the "New in Rock" playlists.
The press reaction has been equally strong:
"Since their first album in 1977, Cheap Trick has consistently put out perfectly polished power-pop and hard rock gems, and that tradition continues here...all we can do is be thankful for the longevity and endless creativity of the quartet from Rockford, Illinois...Singer Robin Zander sounds exactly as he did nearly 45 years ago, and hasn't lost a thing off his fastball. And Tom Petersson, who pioneered the 12-string bass, lays down a bottom so full and chunky it's hard to believe this four-piece band has only one guitar and one bass."
-Associated Press
"Like Cleopatra with power chords, Cheap Trick cannot be withered by age, nor does custom stale their infinite variety...In Another World, their twentieth studio album, is one of their best yet. As ever the band appear to have listened to both every record ever made and nothing at all since 1977."
-Classic Rock
“In Another World has all the familiar ingredients of the band's classic power pop sound.”
-Forbes
“A gripping, charming and laudable return from the legendary rock quartet.”
-PopMatters
"The energy is still there, the dedication to the craft of writing Beatlesque power-pop songs is still there, and the elder Nielsen’s guitar tone still sounds like it could chip rust off an old battleship."
-Riff
Singer Robin Zander sounds ageless...Combined with the very inventive and solid guitar work of Rick Nielsen and energized by his son, drummer Daxx Nielsen, and bassist Tom Petersson,
this recording stands alongside any of their classic releases."
-Vintage Rock
Produced by longtime associate Julian Raymond, IN ANOTHER WORLD sees Cheap Trick doing what they do better than anyone -- crafting indelible rock ‘n’ roll with oversized hooks, mischievous lyrics, and seemingly inexorable energy. Trademark anthems like the aforementioned “Light Up The Fire” and “Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll” are countered by more introspective – but no less exuberant – considerations of times past, present, and unknowable future on such strikingly potent new tracks as “Another World” and “I’ll See You Again.” IN ANOTHER WORLD – which marks Cheap Trick’s first new LP since 2017’s double-header of WE’RE ALL ALRIGHT! and CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS – further showcases Cheap Trick at their most eclectic, touching on a myriad of distinct sounds and song approaches, from the swampy Chicago blues number, “Final Days” (featuring fiery harmonica from GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer and Wet Willie frontman Jimmy Hall) to a timely rendition of John Lennon’s still-relevant “Gimme Some Truth,” originally released for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 and featuring the instantly recognizable guitar sound of erstwhile Sex Pistol Steve Jones. As irresistible and immediate as anything in their already awesome catalog, IN ANOTHER WORLD is Cheap Trick at their irrepressible best, infinitely entertaining and utterly unstoppable.
Cheap Trick - Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson along with drummer Daxx Nielsen - are of course one of rock’s hardest working live acts, lighting it up at arenas, concert halls, and amphitheaters worldwide more than 150 nights each year. Alas, recent events have forced the band off the road for perhaps the longest hiatus of their storied history. Cheap Trick plan to return to the endless highway later as soon as they can, including North American and U.K. tour dates – for updates and pre-sale information, please visit www.cheaptrick.com/tour-dates.html.
Tonight, iHeart Radio will be hosting a Cheap Trick album release party at 7pm ET. Hosted by iHeartRadio’s Jim Kerr, the event will feature an intimate conversation as well as an exclusive performance and needle drops. Fans can tune in to the video stream on iHeartRadio’s YouTube and broadcast across iHeartRadio’s Classic Rock stations.
CHEAP TRICK
IN ANOTHER WORLD
(BMG)
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 9, 2021
