After years of speculations, the surviving members of The Kinks decided to finally put aside their differences in 2018 and collaborate on new projects. As it turns out, they have been working hard since then and might soon have new songs to offer to their fans.
The band’s singer and guitarist Ray Davies said back in 2018 that he and his brother Dave Davies (lead guitar), alongside original drummer Mick Avory, are working on a “new Kinks record.” Rolling Stone magazine reached out to Dave Davies for follow-up info this week and received some encouraging news.
According to Davies, the group was busy working on a reissue of their iconic 1969’s concept album Arthur, which will be out in October.
“That’s virtually done,” – said Davies. “It’s a really, really interesting package that’s going to have other songs from that time period like [my solo song] “Hold My Hand.”
During the work on Arthur, the band was going through their archives and discovered numerous unreleased songs that have big potential.
“This has really been going on for a couple of years,” – he added, “We keep going backwards and listening to a lot of old stuff. Some of that is very good, and some of it needs a bit of work.”
The Kinks have been finishing these old songs lately and re-recording them, while also working on brand new tracks.
“The songs are really just in demo form now,” – Dave explains. “But good demos. Ray is still dissecting various other material we might use. The intention is to get the workout, but it’s not a done deal.”
Rolling Stone was also curious about a potential tour of The Kinks surviving members, but Dave Davies didn’t have much to say about that.
“Interesting question,” – he said. “I really don’t know. I think it’s possible. It’s not out of the question. But at this stage, it’s far too early to say. It would be fun though, wouldn’t it?”
