Welsh rock band “Funeral for a Friend” have officially announced details of their follow up to 2005's "Hours".
The LP is to be titled “Tales Don't Tell Themselves” and is scheduled for release on May 14th.
The album sees the band experimenting with a larger palette of sounds, including more piano, a female vocalist, use of 3 guitars and even a 27-piece orchestra. The band appear to be heading for a considerably more conceptual feel in their music and lyrics.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Into Oblivion (Reunion)
2. The Great Wide Open
3. The Diary
4. On A Wire All Hands On Deck
5. Part 1: Raise The Sail
6. Part 2: Open Water
7. Out Of Reach
8. One For The Road
9. Walk Away
10. The Sweetest Wave
The band have posted a detailed dissection of their album on their official Myspace page. This can be found here