Deep Purple unleash “Guilt Trippin”
DEEP PURPLE has released its new single “Guilt Trippin'” ahead of the July 3 release of the band’s new studio album SPLAT! via earMUSIC.
The new track opens with a subdued piano introduction before shifting into one of the album’s most energetic performances, highlighted by a standout vocal from Ian Gillan. According to the band, “Guilt Trippin'” imagines God and Charles Darwin sharing a drink in a pub while reflecting on how life on Earth has unfolded. The accompanying music video follows a fly and a sycamore-seed spaceship through the surreal world of SPLAT!.
“The song starts, and I’m in the studio. I don’t have any words for it yet,” Ian Gillan explains. “So I just start screaming. It was the pure joy of yelling it. I vowed when I was 40 that I’d stop screaming by the time I was 60. Now I’m looking back and thinking, ‘Whatever happened to that?’ So we’ll give it a go.”
Deep Purple, featuring Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride, is currently performing a series of European summer tour dates before launching the SPLAT! World Tour in North America.
SPLAT! will be available in multiple formats, including CD, vinyl, limited-edition colored vinyl, cassette and a deluxe box set. The box set includes the studio album on CD and 180-gram vinyl, three exclusive 10-inch live records from the band’s 2024 tour, an exclusive 7-inch single featuring the bonus track “Guinnesis,” and a 12-page booklet. Fans will also have access to exclusive merchandise through the band’s official store, including a picture disc edition, a limited signed canvas restricted to 199 copies worldwide, and additional apparel.
SPLAT! will be released on July 3.
SPLAT! track listing:
Arrogant Boy
Diablo
The Rider
The Lunatic
The Only Horse In Town
Sacred Land
The Beating Of Wings
Guilt Trippin’
Scriblin’ Gib’rish
Jessica’s Bra
Third Call
My New Movie
Splat!
Guilt Tripping sounds like a complete mess. Were they in the same room as it was being recorded? Was the sound engineer even on the same planet?
The albums since 2002 have had their ups and downs and I have listened to all with an open mind, some have been up there with the best others have disappointed from what I’ve heard so far of this latest ones it comes in at “very disappointed”. I definitely wouldn’t brave the mud of Knebworth 85 to listen to this!
Guilt Trippin’ is a love-hate song for me. The screaming vocals don’t really work for me, but the rest of the track sounds great. The instrumental bits, particularly Airey’s piano, are outstanding. This is true of a lot of the album: There are moments that are just awesome, and other moments that are total wtf is going on? Overall though it’s kind of addicting; I’ve been listening to it repeatedly since getting the CD a couple of weeks ago.
Deep Purple still delivering the goods – “Guilt Trippin” sounds like a wild ride, especially with that piano intro exploding into classic rock energy. The concept of God and Darwin debating life over a drink while a fly pilots a sycamore-seed spaceship? That’s the kind of weird, brilliant imagery they’re known for. And Ian Gillan vowing to stop screaming at 40 only to keep going into his 70s is pure rock spirit. With a new album, SPLAT!, and a world tour on the way, it’s clear they’re not slowing down. If you’re looking for a different kind of thrill, you can always check out https://duo-spin.it/ for something fun.