Madness
The Liberty Of Norton Folgate
(CD / Download)
Cat. No.: SALVOVCD06
Barcode: 698458940629
Playing Time: Over 1 hour
The Liberty Of Norton Folgate is Madness’s tenth studio album. Its release, in 2009, ushered in a new golden period for a group who had first enjoyed immense success in the 1980s as the UK’s biggest selling singles band. They remain the 18th best-selling band in the UK and have become even more of a national treasure with appearances at two of the most important events of last year: The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Concert (where they played on top of Buckingham Palace and stole the show) and the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. Not bad for seven nutty boys from Camden Town.
The Liberty Of Norton Folgate is a powerhouse of a record, not to mention an incredible return to form for a band whose last album, Wonderful, was released back in 1999. A veritable loveletter to London, Liberty features its subject city heavily, capturing it in all its seedy, triumphant glory.