THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT say goodbye to Rock'n'Roll illusions and strike a more serene note

21. February 2018

The Temperance Movement

THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT say goodbye to Rock'n'Roll illusions and strike a more serene note

It's been two years since Phil Campbell sat at the Ramones Museum in Berlin and swaggered about his band's new album. In December 2017 the scenery seems to be exactly the same. Apart from the fact that the Ramones pilgrimage site has moved to another address - from the expensive centre to the more suitable party neighbourhood at Oberbaumbrücke - and that The Temperance Movement have now completed a new, third album.

But much more has changed: The band, which in 2015 became a hot live tip from a standing start and made their debut in the top ten of the kingdom, had to grow up in a fast run and take a few low blows. Bandkopf Campbell speaks of this right at the beginning: "The last five years have been hard, and at the beginning of 2017 it was completely open whether we would be at the end."

In the beginning the band was euphorized by the popularity of their raw Grooverock debut both at home and overseas. In 2016 the British toured bravely across the USA, but the media response was restrained. "The radio stations obviously didn't like our second album as much as the first one," says the songwriter. The domestic management also seemed increasingly disinterested. "When we finished the tour, we were almost broke." Not even the memory of their support shows for the Rolling Stones could dispel the frustration...

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