A singer-songwriter with that quintessentially British cool, Neil Hannon has proven time and again that he deserves his place amongst the greats of the British music scene. Six years on from his last album, the talented frontman of The Divine Comedy is set to return with ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’, a highly anticipated thirteenth album due out on 19 September. The British band will be performing it live on stage at the Cirque Royal.
Neil Hannon is best known as the songwriter and driving force behind The Divine Comedy. Over the course of twelve albums, his distinctive orchestral pop, intelligent lyrics and legendary live performances have made him something of a national treasure. A lot has happened for Neil Hannon since The Divine Comedy’s last studio album, ‘Office Politics’, in 2019. The band’s entire back catalogue was remastered and reissued in 2020, whilst the greatest hits album, ‘Charmed Life’, reached the top five of the UK album charts upon its release in 2022. More recently, Neil Hannon composed all the original songs for the international blockbuster ‘Wonka’. September will see the release of The Divine Comedy’s thirteenth and perhaps finest album, ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’. Recorded at Abbey Road, the album is written, arranged and produced by Neil Hannon. It exquisitely covers his usual range of emotions: sadness, humour, anger and everything in between. The first single from the album, ‘Achilles’, offers a lovely taste of what this new record has in store.