Feeder - The Healing

Black / Red: The Double Album is OUT NOW!

"Gamblers at a roulette table looking to double their money traditionally face the choice of putting it all on black or red. And on Black / Red, their landmark 12th album, Feeder also go for a high-stakes double: 18 tracks, two “discs” and one raised middle finger to today’s supposedly TikTok-ravaged short attention spans.

Luckily, if there’s any band that could be described as a sure thing, it’s probably Feeder. There’s barely been a misstep across those dozen records and while this trilogy-concluding follow-up to 2022’s excellent Torpedo is certainly ambitious, Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose emerge with their high-rolling reputations enhanced.

The ’Black’ disc continues Torpedo’s hard-rocking renaissance, the tightly wound classic rock riffing of Playing With Fire and the expansive, cinematic landscape of ELF striking a charming juxtaposition with the irresistible pop rush of Hey You. ‘Red’ isn’t quite as heavy, but it’s just as intense, stuffed with Feeder’s ’00s trademark: melody-drenched, emotive alternative-rock anthems such as Sleeping Dogs Lie, Unconditional and Here Comes The Hurricane.

Feeder are still more than capable of springing a surprise – lord alone knows what odds you’d have got on the poignant Soldiers Of Love sporting a bagpipes intro, 30 years after they first blasted out of South Wales. But as that song rails against a world 'When you feel nothing is real', you’ll realise that – whether you have time to hear these songs all together or listen to them in splendid isolation – Black / Red is an authentic representation of a great band in full, long-distance flight.

And, if you’re looking for a band to keep it real in a world of fakes, you could do a lot worse than to put it all on Feeder."

Mark Sutherland
Kerrang

[sarahfeeder]

My favorite band for 25 years, and this song is absolutely amazing!!!!

[metalsmithnick]

I remember working in Virgin Megastore Birmingham and Feeder did a signing session. The original line up, I had my 7" Buck Rogers single and limited edition number 666 🤣🤣 I remember the reaction was priceless. Miss you guys! Your music defined my coming of age.

[greatsageclok-roo]

Oh, wow…
This song really hits with the world the way it is.
Was not expecting that sudden change-up in the middle but it was awesome!

[peterthelong]

This song, a concert, jumping all together.

Love it

[garethblake]

Love that step change in the middle, feels very early Feeder but with that experience and technical and influence from Tallulah all in one, at the beginning and climax

[goldgold]

What a song! What a band! Meaningful Message! Much love from Sydney Australia!

[AthanImmortal]

It's modern, it's got the Feeder feel and DNA, I love it! It's criminal that Feeder only has 28k subs. If you're here, you're probably someone that listened to Polythene and Yesterday Went Too Soon albums with others back in the 90s, you must know at least one other person that would subscribe, let's get the word out for them.

Grant sounds great. I didn't recognise Taka in his closeups at first because he's always got that blonde hair in my mind, haha :)

[garethdavies]

Grant, you can't help writing beautiful songs can't wait to c u guys perform live again. Love this. Keep it up.

[kierancuthbert]

Genuinely the best new song I’ve heard in years! What a positive rock vibe guys! You’ll always be legends in my eyes.

[RabbidTheNabbit]

Not many bands can still be putting out some of their best material nearly 3 decades into their career

[Woutico]

Got the album finally, what an AWESOME blast! Sounds as fresh as hell. Such sublime songwriting. Craftmenship like it always has been with Feeder. They never turn you down. Wonderful and powerful.

[akpablon]

Big "Silent Cry" era vibes from this music video, love it. What an amazing single by the way, love the changing dinamics.

[padraigsisk]

What a band feeder, I can remember we lost 2 great musicians in a short time with John Lee and Stuart Adamson.

[Neuromantic_]

That old school change up was incredible 🙌

[demelza]

Not listened to Feeder for years, saw them at Leeds Festival in the early 2000's. This is a really thumping tune :) Thanks.

[silvercoastmusic]

We had the honour of supporting these guys on a few of their Scotland gigs. They are the most down to earth and chill guys you can imagine. Another banger from our biggest influence! Hope you're all well guys 🤘💜

[andym]

Grant you summed up my feelings in music since I was a teenager mate. In 96 when I got swim in all the pumpkins esque youthful glory,

98 which was so bright and uplifting as the feeling in the country was. 99 which was party festival anthems at uni,

To the pain we all felt at Jon's funeral and comfort in sound which couldn't be more fitting and Jon would have loved. To today's dark vibes and you still manage to togetherness. Cheers guys. Andy Edinburgh

[simonbradshaw]

Just heard this on the radio and my oh my people, this is something else

[leemaggs]

The greatest Welsh band on the planet.

[matzo]

Best album I’ve heard in ages and my ten yr olds into it too ! Guitars rule !