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Wednesday 6th February 2008

Delirious? to release 'Kingdom Of Comfort' album with hardback book

ROCK BAND Delirious? will release their 11th studio album 'Kingdom Of Comfort' on 14th April. The album will be issued with a 32 page hardback book. In that book the band's frontman Martin Smith wrote, "Whilst touring through India we visited a humanitarian project in one of the red light districts in Mumbai. Frankly it was a shock to us to see women enslaved in such circumstances but moreso their own children growing up in a completely hopeless environment. The team there were taking these kids off the street at night and housing them, feeding them and giving basic education. It's hard for a rock band to know how to respond but we knew our hearts had been pulled out and put back a different way. We had to DO something and so we have committed to give part of our royalties to the children of Prem Kiran."

Said a press release, "It made perfect sense to have a few guest contributors to the project. Yet instead of getting Rob Bell in to play second tambourine on track four, the band opened things up a little wider by inviting certain authors to contribute their thoughts on the theme to a 32 page hardback book that comes with the album. Among the lyrics and photos are varied, yet inspiring pieces from Shane Claiborne, Brian McLaren, Bishop Graham Cray and Craig Borlase." CR

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