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Robbie Williams unveils new album Britpop, drops rocking lead single with Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi

Robbie Williams will release the album 'Britpop' in autumn

Robbie Williams is finally set to release the album he always wanted to make after he quit Take That.

Robbie Williams will release the album ‘Britpop’ in autumn

The ‘Rock DJ’ hitmaker has announced his new record, ‘Britpop’; named after the era in which he famously feuded with Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.

As previously teased, the lead single, ‘Rocket’, features Black Sabbath axe-slayer Tony Iommi on guitar.

In the upcoming music video, Robbie dons a “punk-inspired outfit – red tartan trousers, heavy chain necklace and a leather biker jacket covered in graffiti – while he moves around several London landmarks accompanied by a flash mob.”

Tony also appears alongside the ‘Angels’ singer in scenes filmed in his hometown of Birmingham.

The album’s artwork features the red tracksuit Robbie famously wore to Glastonbury Festival in 1995, where he partied hard with and briefly befriended Oasis frontman Liam, around the same time he quit boy band Take That.

Robbie said of ‘Britpop’: “I set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995. It was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British Music. I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album; it’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual. There’s some ‘Brit’ in there and there’s certainly some ‘pop’ too – I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear this album. I also can’t wait to perform a song or two from it on my upcoming ‘Britpop’ tour, which I’m opening in the UK, naturally.”

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