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ALBUM REVIEW: The Alarm \u2013 Sigma (Twenty First Century Recording Company)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like\nmany people, I first heard The Alarm back in 1983 when they released the\nexcellent single Sixty Eight Guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little\ndid I realise that 36 years later they \u2013 or more precisely frontman Mike Peters\n\u2013 would still be producing music this good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band\u2019s original incarnation lasted 10 years, splitting in 1991, but Peters \u2013 the sole survivor from that line-up \u2013 has been releasing new music under The Alarm name since 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nknows all about being a survivor, not just musically; he\u2019s twice battled\nleukaemia, and at the age of 60 is enjoying a creative resurgence which is\nproducing songs every bit as good as in his heyday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mike Peters of The Alarm. Pic: Andy Labrow.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This\nalbum is the sequel to Equals, released a year and a day earlier, which saw The\nAlarm back in the charts for the first time in 27 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A retrenchment of the band\u2019s original values, it was also a poignant reflection of the tough times Peters has had to contend with in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It received the band\u2019s best reviews in years, and Sigma is basically the second half of what was originally intended to be a double album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 12 tracks, Peters, wife Jules on keyboards, James Stevenson on guitar and bass and \u2018Smiley\u2019 Barnard on drums pick up where Equals left off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blood\nRed Viral Black, with The Cult\u2019s Billy Duffy on guitar, is a rousing opener, and\nBrighter Than The Sun is classic Alarm, gently brooding before bursting into\ntypically-bombastic life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Alarm 2019. Pic: Andy Labrow.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Time\nreflects on the fragility of the human condition: \u201cThis is your life, these are\nyour days, so make them the best you can, while you\u2019ve still got time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original\nguitarist Dave Sharp makes a guest appearance on the title track, while Peters\npays tribute to his wife, who has herself beaten breast cancer, on the Beatles-influenced\nHeroine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nshows he\u2019s comfortable referencing his band\u2019s past, with glimpses of 1985\nsingle Strength on the impressive Love And Understanding, while standout track\nArmageddon In The Morning borrows even more blatantly from another old favourite,\nBlaze Of Glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album ends with Two Rivers (Reprise), revisiting one of the highlights of Equals, but in a very different form indeed, with Peters accompanied by some plaintive piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Alarm are back, and it’s like they’ve never been away. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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