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The Verve (label tbc)
Despite the band still being some weeks away from completing a new album deal, the campaign for The Verve's new studio set got off to a positive start last week, with more than 40,000 people downloading a free 14-minute recording, showcasing the band's first new material in 10 years.
The track, dubbed The Thaw Sessions, was recorded when the band returned to the studio together for the first time in nine years earlier this month and was made available via the NME website, www.nme.com, last Monday (October 22).
NME editor Conor McNicholas says its success reflects the ongoing popularity of the group and the interest in their reunion. "The very idea that a band would let you in on that first, very private moment was ...