After almost two decades of hiatus, the guys who brought "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" are back, but now with a brand-new album.
Formed in 1981, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith built the English Rock band Tears for Fears was one of the many iconic music acts that aided the MTV-driven "British invasion" in the United States in the 80s.
Fallout to reunion
With the commercial success of their early hits "Change" and "Mad World," their following album brought out iconic music "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World."
The two continued to reap success in the music business until they "acrimonously" disbanded in 1992 following the two's clashing perspectives.
Their manager filed for bankruptcy and was convicted of fraud in 2004.
Orzabal continued making music on his own using the same name with longtime collaborator Alan Griffiths, producing "Elemental," the band's fourth studio album.
In 2000, when the two contacted each other for "paperwork obligations," it led to a quick reunion that ended in a new album from the original duo.
Released in 2004, "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending," fans saw the album's lead single "Closest Thing to Heaven" reach Top 40 for the first time again in a decade.
After almost 18 years since they last produced an album together, the duo has returned to their roots and released a new album.
The Tipping Point
The album, Concord Records released, is believed to represent the duo's "tipping points" in their personal and professional lives, Billboard reports.
"The Tipping Point" is a 10-track album (with three additional tracks on the deluxe edition CD), including the previously-released title track, inspired by Orzabal's own life and experiences with grief the loss of a loved one.
In promoting the album, the pop-rock band will go on a trans-Atlantic tour, which will take off on May 20 at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Particularly proud on the record, Orzabal told Billboard in an interview that the album took them on a journey, revealing that it is an artist's gift to turn suffering into music, allowing people to relate and connect to it.
"There was so much going on during the same time period we were writing - the pandemic, Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo movement, climate change, in America four years of Donald Trump and toxic masculinity," Smith added.
The two also agreed that since their album "The Hurting," this is by far the album they felt great about.
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