Dexys Midnight Runners

Dexys make their return with their sixth studio album, <a href="spotify:album:4fTLatVqYBWsaotx3ByZAR" data-name="The Feminine Divine">The Feminine Divine</a>. Announced alongside lead single <a href="spotify:album:6YXvmS7Xe7yQvD9kqF7wE5" data-name="I&#39;m Going To Get Free">I&#39;m Going To Get Free</a>, the album is out now.

Formed in 1978, Dexys Midnight Runners reached the #1 spot in the UK in 1980 with Geno which was soon followed by their debut album <a href="spotify:album:3EeApL890FHR4LteUy60jx" data-name="Searching For The Young Soul Rebels">Searching For The Young Soul Rebels</a>

After the album&#39;s release, the lineup of the band changed with leader Kevin Rowland also changing the Dexys horn-led sound and look. In 1982, the band&#39;s most commercially successful album <a href="spotify:album:7nCWzcMZanUBPZgZaKpzM6" data-name="Too Rye Ay">Too Rye Ay</a> was released featuring international megahit Come On Eileen. The band were now directly inspired by folk and Celtic music.

Three years later, a new sound and look followed with <a href="spotify:album:55uLhhQo7jiZgQzIGgBku2" data-name="Don&#39;t Stand Me Down">Don&#39;t Stand Me Down</a> - an album which confounded critics at the time, though it remained a fan favourite and was positively re-assessed when it was later reissued. Dexys Midnight Runners disbanded shortly after its release.

In 2003, Dexys reformed for a series of concerts, this time dropping &#34;Midnight Runners&#34; from their name. The band began work on a new album which would eventually be released in 2012. <a href="spotify:album:0A8K8I1zf6Tofr68MEyPGY" data-name="One Day I&#39;m Going to Soar">One Day I&#39;m Going to Soar</a> was hailed as a masterpiece by critics and was a triumphant comeback. Two years of touring followed.

After further lineup changes, Dexys released a covers album <a href="spotify:album:6ucAqp4vcalkHPunuyGv4n" data-name="Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul">Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul</a> - a record Kevin had wanted to make since the mid 80&#39;s.

The band returned in 2023 for a new album and further concerts.