A new lineup, a fresh approach and with even more determination to make their mark, Federal Charm are gearing up to release and tour a brand new album…​

Four-piece rock band Federal Charm are set to release their highly anticipated third studio album “Passenger” on Friday 14th September 2018. Fans who pre-order the album will get the first single “Choke” as a digital free instant grat track.

The album can be pre-ordered from www.federalcharm.com/shop. The CD edition will be available on the merchandise desk when Federal Charm tour the UK from 19th September 2018.

Passenger” was recorded, produced and mixed at Willow Terrace Studios in Manchester. Federal Charm co-produced the album with John Simms (Hidden Colour Audio) who also engineers for fellow Stockport band, Blossoms.

“John was really good to work with” says Paul Bowe, one of the found members and guitarist of Federal Charm. “He’s highly technical, has a great set of ears and commands an invaluable ability to locate and add that missing ingredient to make a song stand out from the crowd.”

For “Passenger”, the new line-up wanted to retain Federal Charm’s previous natural sound, but also wanted to create an exciting new sonic platform for the band’s new vocalist, Tom Guyer, to really let loose and show the world what he can do.

With “Passenger”, Federal Charm spent more time than any other of their previous albums by developing this material and taking the songs into new territory, tone-wise. Previously, the recording process for the first two studio albums was like, “Strat in? Go! Les Paul? Go!”

For “Passenger”, a great deal of care and attention was taken into the pre-production which ultimately benefited the all-round sound. Says Bowe, “It’s a heavier album. There was no way to tame the beast.”

The band’s co-headline UK tour with the Bad Flowers is timely, as the band will preview material from their third album”Passenger”, which will be released in autumn 2018. Bowe says, “The new album is a personal account of the band’s creative journey over those last 18 months.”

‘Passenger’ Album Tracklisting

1. Swing Sinner
2. Choke
3. Emerald Haze
4. Death Rattle
5. Nowhere Is Home
6. Get Through
7. Concrete Creature
8. Can’t Rule Me
9. Halo
10. Speak Out
11. Parting Words

Federal Charm Band Lineup – 

Tom Guyer – Lead Vocals
Paul Bowe – Lead Guitar
L.D Morawski- Bass
Josh Zahler – Drums

You can watch the official music video for the album’s first single ‘Choke’ in this article.

Pete Sargeant