Saxophonist Mars Williams died on 20 November 2023 , with his final performance being October 14, 2023, at the Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas.
Richard Butler co-wrote songs with Martin Gore for Depeche Mode ‘s fifteenth studio album Memento Mori (2023), including the lead single ” Ghosts Again “.
On 1 September 2021, two weeks before the Made of Rain Tour kicked-off, the band released a new single “Evergreen”, from the Made of Rain sessions. According to Richard Butler it is about “memory and the passing of time.”
The Psychedelic Furs released their eighth studio album Made of Rain on 31 July 2020 to positive reviews. This release marked the first full-length studio album by the band since 1991’s World Outside . It became the band’s second-highest charting UK Album ever and featured at the end-of-year Best Albums…
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In 2017, the band’s 1984 single “The Ghost in You” was featured in the second season of Netflix hit series Stranger Things and was included on the Sony Music soundtrack companion to the season, Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series , released in October 2017. That same year,…
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In 2006, Richard Butler released a solo album, Richard Butler . Since re-forming in 2001, the band continued to tour worldwide. The current Psychedelic Furs touring line-up includes Richard Butler, Tim Butler, Zack Alford , Amanda Kramer , and Rich Good .
The band took a long break in the early 1990s, with Richard and Tim Butler going on to found Love Spit Love with Richard Fortus and Frank Ferrer (both of whom would later join Guns N’ Roses ). In 2000, Richard Butler, Tim Butler, and Ashton reformed the Psychedelic Furs.…
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In the wake of Midnight to Midnight , Ely returned, and the Furs issued the single ” All That Money Wants “, a track recorded for the 1988 best-of compilation album All of This and Nothing . 1989’s Book of Days , produced by the band and David M. Allen…
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In 1986, the band recorded a new version of “Pretty in Pink” for the film soundtrack. Released as a single, it became their biggest hit to date in the US and their biggest UK hit. Butler later claimed that the success of “Pretty in Pink” caused the band to be…
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Ely left the band after Forever Now (though he would later return in 1988). The next album, Mirror Moves was produced by Keith Forsey (who also programmed the drums and became the band’s drummer) and featured the songs ” The Ghost in You ” and ” Heaven “. Both charted…
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