Simply days after the way forward for the band was thrown into query following singer Perry Farrell‘s on-stage assault on guitarist Dave Navarro, Jane’s Habit dropped a swoony new track on Wednesday morning (Sept. 18). The moody, ballad, “True Love,” suits firmly within the briefly reunited group’s signature dreamy ballad mode, with lyrics chronicling the primary, thrilling shoots of ardour.
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“After I first felt real love/ I used to be very younger,” Farrell sings over Navarro’s chiming, hypnotic guitar within the almost four-minute monitor that faucets into the group’s traditional shamanic rock vibe. “I attempted to explain it to my pals/ You’re floating over one thing that’s means over your head/ Wading within the waters of real love/ Basking in glory of real love.”
The discharge comes three months after the group issued the charging “Imminent Redemption,” single, which marked the primary new track from the unique band lineup in almost 35 years. It additionally comes within the shadow of an unpleasant scene final Friday in Boston when Farrell, 65, appeared agitated on stage earlier than shoving Navarro after which punching his longtime bandmate within the chest in a stunning scene that led to the cancellation of the reunited lineup’s first tour in 14 years in addition to the announcement of an indefinite hiatus.
At press time a spokesperson for the band had not returned Billboard‘s request for info on whether or not “True Love” was one other one-off from the legendarily quarrelsome alt-rock group — which additionally options drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery — or one other preview of a what could be their first new studio album in 34 years.
Within the wake of incident in Boston, the band issued an apology to followers, adopted by an announcement from Navarro, Perkins and Avery citing what they deemed the “psychological well being difficulties” affecting Farrell, in addition to a private mea culpa from the singer, who referred to as his habits “inexcusable.” As well as, Navarro apologized to opening acts Love & Rockets and Crawlers on Tuesday, particularly calling out the previous band made up of ex members of Bauhaus for the “horrible consequence” of the tour that launched in August and was slated to run via mid-October.
The 2 new songs appeared to presage a return to type for the Nineties alt-rock group who launched two traditional studio albums throughout their quick late Eighties-early Nineties run, 1988’s Nothing’s Surprising and 1990’s Ritual de lo Ordinary. Jane’s broke up following a farewell tour as a part of 1991’s first Lollapalooza pageant, with Avery lengthy appearing as a hold-out in subsequent reunion tour; he was changed by Crimson Scorching Chili Pepper’s Flea on a 1997 tour and Martyn LeNoble and Chris Chaney on subsequent outings. The unique 4 members bought again collectively for a 2008 world tour, although Avery break up once more in 2010 earlier than the discharge of the band’s fourth studio album, The Nice Escape Artist, earlier than returning to the fold once more in 2022.
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