Produced by The Charlatans and Jim Spencer, and mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, Portishead), ‘Modern Nature’ is the band’s 12th studio album. Originally released in 2015, the album features a cacophony of contributors: from drummers Pete Salisbury (The Verve), Stephen Morris (New Order) and Gabriel Gurnsey (Factory Floor), to Kate Bush’s backing singers Melanie Marshall and Sandra Marvin, strings by Sean O’Hagan and brass courtesy of Jim Paterson. Described by Q ‘as one the finest of their career’, the album debuted in the top 10 in the UK Albums Chart . Pressed on transparent yellow vinyl.

Colour vinyl reissue of ‘Modern Nature’, the 12th studio album by iconic British rock band the Charlatans. Originally released in January 2015. The album charted at number 7 in the UK, and number 25 in Ireland.

After the release of the band’s 11th studio album ‘Who We Touch’ (2010), drummer Jon Brookes was diagnosed with brain cancer, and subsequently died in mid-2013. In early 2014, the band met up at their studio Big Mushroom with Jim Spencer, and began working on the album. The sessions lasted seven months, and featured recordings from the drummers of the Verve, New Order, and Factory Floor. Described as a pop album, ‘Modern Nature’ featured contributions from the High Llamas frontman Sean O’Hagan, as well as gospel vocals from Melanie Marshall and Sandra Marvin. The band will be touring across the UK through November and December this year.