# THE ROOM End 38-Year Hiatus with ‘Restless Fate’ LP

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/the-room-end-38-year-hiatus-with-restless-fate-lp/
- Published: 2023-02-24T15:30:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Liverpool indie rock outfit The Room reform after 38-year hiatus, releasing invigorating ‘Restless Fate’ LP**

#### **The first single is “The Drift”**

_“A band who have a genuine need to create art, they create literate, film-like 
songs aimed as much at the mind as the feet. They are not looking back to past glories
at all, but looking forward to future ones. In Restless Fate, they have already 
found one” _~ **Louder Than War**

![THE ROOM](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/XuUvC15UR7mHMIgA6-4CBcDwloWPEQiZwK4FGr3UzpE%
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After a lengthy hiatus, Liverpool post-punk / indie rock stalwarts [**The Room **](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fprofile.php%3fid%3d100063702032127&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-c3a7ed5ae626407eab1a6802dea7f939c874f203)
are back to release the first new music recorded in 38 years. Originally formed 
in 1979 by singer **Dave Jackson** and bassist **Becky Stringer**, their new[ **‘Restless Fate’ LP**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ftheroomtheroominthewood.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2frestless%2dfate&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-fbc3261b6a16742f7e7b7681aee76d43adbe6e8f)****
was recorded and mixed at [**Ark Studios**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2farkrecordingstudios%2f&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-87946c8b01cddf54951aef39300fb9b6429b6312)
in Liverpool. Co-produced by [**Steve Powell**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.arkrecordingstudios.com%2fdiscography%2f&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-a2d22cac99b1e497d1a386c4bddff66ac15dab08)**(
Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band, Autour De Lucie, Echo & The Bunnymen)**, the
album was released on [**9×9 Records**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.9x9records.co.uk&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-3f0c4e8eca0b723e32129c070de414febcb23c6c).

‘Restless Fate’ picks up where the band left off. At times shimmering, at times 
haunting, their melodic blend of progressive, alternative pop and sultry post-punk
is just as relevant and captivating now as when they broke up in 1985. An exploration
of man’s search for meaning and the dysfunction of the human condition, there is
still a relentless optimism at the core of this record.

The Room also present the video for the album’s lead single [**‘The Drift’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fgz5aXqyYf3s&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-608454e5e229b47f655b1503881ea76eb3f8c4a3),
created by [**Mark Jordan**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.markjordan.online&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-dc0bb859ed5f85c255c56a06282f2fc170fc398a).
Inspired by long peaceful walks during lockdown, contrasted with a sense of inevitable
drifting apart and loss, Jackson reflects on how people come and go from our lives
over the years in a beautiful melancholic tale of slow loss.

The Room earned the support of **John Peel**, with whom they recorded four sessions(**
Strange Fruit** eventually released **‘The Peel Session’**), an appearance on ‘**
The Whistle Test’ **show, and production support from **Television**‘s [**Tom Verlaine** ](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.allmusic.com%2fartist%2ftom%2dverlaine%2dmn0000933809%2fbiography&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-d8e7c7f14a89d23d17014b8adbcba50445323563)
and [**John Porter**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.discogs.com%2fartist%2f150899%2dJohn%2dPorter&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-f961dd365a9bdaa8e78b557e5fdb4a5ddfbe1252)**(
Roxy Music, The Smiths, Billy Bragg, Microdisney) **on their [**‘In Evil Hour’ LP**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fopen.spotify.com%2falbum%2f5Vh72XsA3pQ7H5Rr7FFLBE&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-143c6a5caee0243ed8ecc88235303ef1267b198d)****(
1984). Recordings from their two sessions for _**Janice Long’s BBC Radio One**_ 
programme and _**Saturday Live**_ would be used for the band’s final release while
together – the **‘Jackpot Jack’ EP** (1985). In 2004, the **LTM** label released
the [**‘No Dream (Best Of)’ **](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fopen.spotify.com%2falbum%2f6ic4M6P7SajKZBwIRjrn64%3fsi%3dls2EnAC3TVWc7Rf1eUFO6Q&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-2bc3a8f6213603a3ff50f4f68d0d7508da3acd5a)
compilation, followed by the [**‘Indoor Fireworks’ LP**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fopen.spotify.com%2falbum%2f6JYQGa3osclyJKmrWEzBzZ%3fsi%3dOMY%2dGcC8T%5fitIbXVsoXbnA&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-34a0222e59f9e8eb186d4a607058861f16331069),
recorded in 1982 and released via **Red Flame Records** in 2005.

Past members include **Robyn Oldlum, Clive Thomas, Alan Wills, Paul Cavanagh **and**
Peter Baker**. Having toured the UK and the USA, The Room has performed with The
Fall, The Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Southern Death Cult, Violent Femmes, Tom Verlaine,
John Foxx and The Red Guitars.

'The Drift' The Room

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Watch this video
on YouTube

Following the band’s split, Becky and Dave went on to form several other bands: **
Benny Profane, Dust **and** Dead Cowboys**. Dave has also recorded under his own
name and, most recently, he issued a string of releases as **The Room in the Wood**(
with Paul Cavanagh).

Since lockdown, Dave and Becky reunited to record their new album under their original
name, joined by guitarist **Darren Brown**, Becky’s son **Ethan Kyme **on keyboards
and drummer **Tom McCabe**.

![THE ROOM](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/TIPNMIR0Vy8jNDDcxAKdC2P29n_DgGkqSxKd7qqyPkw%
3D/PromoAccessory_008683.jpg?resize=400%2C288&ssl=1)

“It’s great to be working with Becky Stringer again and the infusion of new blood
has produced an album we’re proud of.  Live reaction to the new songs has been amazing.
A recent trip to Manila to perform old songs by The Room with Filipino musicians
at Sneak Attack was the first time I’d sung them since 1985. It’s great to revisit
old stuff, but writing new songs as The Room is where the excitement really lies.
New Dreams from an island cursed by Restless Fate,” says **Dave Jackson**.

“‘Sleepless’ is about addiction to media that keeps us on our phones and obsessed
by trivia. ‘Red Admiral’ is a reflection on childhood with an implied murder mystery
hidden in the picture. ‘Kingdom’ is an atheists hymn. ‘Crying Face’ is about a Facebook
troll I know. ‘Bull in the Doorway’ is about the paintings of Francis Bacon. ‘Mirror
World’ is an oblique response to a misinformation in the media. ‘Cursed Islands’
is about an island off the coast of Napoli and also the redundant World Islands 
in Dubai. ‘Time Comes’ was another response to lockdown. ‘The Reeds’ is about a 
bereaved swan on Prince’s Park Lake.”

The ‘Restless Fate’ album is out now, available digitally across fine music platforms,
including [**Apple Music**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fmusic.apple.com%2fes%2fartist%2fthe%2droom%2f1003825632&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-a5af41d0c4f02d11f2f43d61094da3cdc65e866a)**,
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and as a [**vinyl record**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.roughtrade.com%2fgb%2fproduct%2fthe%2droom%2frestless%2dfate&umid=4da8d929-7321-4b13-904f-d2959eebfa1e&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-438ffae716c74a38a535c2c3cd8f8f668bdf4daa)
via Liverpool-based 9×9 Records.

**CREDITS**
Written by Dave Jackson, Darren Brown, Becky Stringer, Ethan KymeRecorded
at Ark Studios, LiverpoolRecorded and mixed by Steve PowellProduced by Steve Powell
and The RoomDave Jackson – vocalsBecky Stringer -bassDarren Brown – guitarEthan 
Kyme – keyboardsTom McCabe – drumsReleased on Liverpool’s 9×9 Records‘The Drift’
video created by Mark Jordan

![THE ROOM album](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/iSaCqHQntlWGF1fbDGpxI1BUGMKvAD8KkPk-
kW7ecNA%3D/PromoAccessory_793672.jpeg?resize=319%2C324&ssl=1)

**TRACK LIST**
01   The Drift    02   Red Admiral    03   Sleepless    04   Kingdom
05   Time Comes    06   The Reeds  07    Dust Motes  08    Mirror World    09   
Crying Face    10   Cursed Islands    11   Bull In The Doorway

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Echo & The Bunnymen, David J, Gang of Four, The Fall, Urge Overkill,
The Room in the Wood, Red House Painters

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