In the midst of summer and the rock festival season, Deep Purple has released ‘Lazy Sod’ the third song from their upcoming album ‘=1’.
Deep Purple’s latest song, ‘Lazy Sod’, is now available for streaming and as instant gratification track with all digital download pre-orders for ‘=1’.
Asked about the song’s inspiration, frontman Ian Gillan explained in an interview:
“Recently, a young journalist asked me how many songs I had written in my life. I replied that the last time my assistant counted, twenty years ago, it was over 500. I felt quite accomplished until she pointed out Dolly Parton’s 5,000 songs, calling me a lazy sod. I couldn’t help but agree and wrote down the exchange in my notebook.”(ROCKS magazine, June 2024)
Produced once again by iconic Bob Ezrin, the new album ‘=1’ captures the purest classic Deep Purple sound, without relying on nostalgia.
Two weeks before its release on July 19th, global acclaim is mounting for ‘=1’. Critics are already hailing it as a Deep Purple ‘classic’ (ROCKS, Germany), giving the album a perfect 10/10 rating, describing it as ‘highly recommended’ (Fireworks, UK), and celebrating ‘=1’ as ‘their finest moment this century’ (Classic Rock, UK).