New Children on the Block introduced their first album of latest materials in 11 years on Tuesday morning (March 5), Nonetheless Children, which shall be launched by BMG on Might 17.
The 14-track album was previewed through the mid-tempo single “Children,” which was co-written and co-produced by David Stewart (BTS, Jack Harlow) and Luke Batt (Katie Melua); the music’s video, directed by Marissa Velez, will premiere on YouTube at 1:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday and the dwell premiere will happen on The Kelly Clarkson Present on Friday (March 8) throughout an NKOTB episode takeover.
A launch asserting the follow-up to the band’s 2013 studio album 10 guarantees that the eight full-length from Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wooden is “filled with pop anthems, dance tracks, love songs and grooves that can turn out to be quick favorites for the Blockheads.”
The bouncy “Children” single includes a look-back refrain from the long-running boy band — who’re all of their early 50s — on which they sing, “And we’re nonetheless simply children from a no one city/ Nonetheless simply children which might be messing round/ Benefiting from the issues that we discovered.”
“It’s probably the most mature album we’ve ever made,” stated the mission’s artistic director Wahlberg in an announcement; the singer co-wrote seven of the tracks on the album with longtime collaborator Lars Halvor Jensen. “But it’s probably the most enjoyable and most snug album we’ve ever made… This album, greater than another, is bringing the New Children and the followers full circle. It’s about hope and potentialities and being ourselves.” The gathering has options from DJ Jazzy Jeff on “Get Down” and Taylor Dayne on “Previous College Love.”
McIntyre — who co-wrote six of the tracks with songwriter/producer Sean Thomas — added, “It says rather a lot about any band to make a report that has power and keenness and lightness and enjoyable and depth – after nearly 40 years collectively? It’s loopy.”
Hearken to “Children” under and take a look at the album tracklist and NKOTB Magic Summer season 2024 tour dates.
Nonetheless Children observe listing:
- “Magic”
- “Summer season Love”
- “Lengthy Time Coming”
- “Children”
- “A Love Like This”
- “Dance With You”
- “Come Again”
- “Within the Night time”
- “Runaway”
- “Pop”
- “Get Down” (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff)
- “Previous College Love” (feat. Taylor Dayne)
- “Higher Days”
- “Keep”
Magic Summer season 2024 North American tour dates (with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Taylor Dayne):
June 14 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Heart
June 15 — Tinley Park, IL @ Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre
June 18 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 19 — Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
June 21 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Heart
June 22 — Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood On line casino Amphitheatre
June 23 — Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheatre
June 25 — Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater
June 26 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
June 28 — Denver, CO @ Ball Area
June 29 — Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
July 2 — Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
July 3 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 5 — Ivine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
July 7 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit score Union Amphitheatre
July 9 — Phoenix, AZ @ Speaking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 10 — Albuqureque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
July 12 — Del Valle, TX @ Germania Insurance coverage Amphitheater
July 13 — The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 14 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
July 16 — Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheatre
July 19 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit score Union Amphitheatre
July 20 — West Palm Seashore, FL @ iTHINK Monetary Amphitheatre
July 21 — Jacksonville, FL @ Dailey Amphitheater
July 25 — Charleston, SC @ CreditOne Stadium
July 26 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Financial institution Amphitheatre
July 27 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 28 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit score Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
August 1 — Virginia Seashore, VA @ Veterans United Dwelling Loans Amphitheater
August 2 — Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
August 3 — Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
August 4 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Well being at Jones Seashore Theater
August 8 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Financial institution Artwork Heart
August 9 — Gilford, NH @ Financial institution of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 10 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Heart
August 11 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Heart
August 15 — Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Heart for the Performing Arts
August 16 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Publish Pavilion
August 17 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
August 22 — Darien Heart, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 23 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Area
August 24 — Milwaukee, WI @ American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater
August 25 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Heart
