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The Evangelist

Robert Forster's new album The Evangelist was released in April 2008. The album was recorded in London in October 2007 and was produced by Mark Wallis and Dave Ruffy. It has been released on the following labels:

Tuition Records (Germany/mainland Europe): 4th April 2008/11th April 2008
Tag 5 (UK/Ireland): 21st April 2008
Yep Roc (USA/Canada): 21st April 2008
EMI Australia (Australia): 21st April 2008

The Evangelist can be streamed in full from the Yep Roc website. Click the button to stream the full album:

The album will be available as a CD and as a digital download. Tuition will also be issuing the album on vinyl.

Robert Forster tour dates

The first tour dates for Robert's 2008 tour have been announced and are on the performances page.

Features and reviews for The Evangelist

New interviews with Robert, and reviews of The Evangelist, have appeared in Mojo magazine (issue dated June 2008), the very last issue of No Depression magazine (issue dated May-June 2008) and on the eMusic website. There is a new audio interview with Robert available for download from the ABC Brisbane website and an audio feature with Robert Christgau on the NPR All Things Considered website.

A full round-up of interviews, reviews and features for The Evangelist can be found on The Evangelist press page.

Robert Forster writes for The Sunday Times and The Monthly

On Sunday 20th April, The Sunday Times in the UK featured an article written by Robert Forster about the genesis of The Evangelist. The article was in the print edition and is still on-line at The Times On-line.

The latest article by Robert for The Monthly appears in their May 2008 edition. In The Uncorking, Robert discusses Mark Seymour's new book Thirteen Tonne Theory: Life Inside Hunters and Collectors.

Singles from The Evangelist

A download-only single featuring radio edits of two tracks from the album, Let Your Light In, Babe and Demon Days, was released by Tuition Records in Europe on 7th March 2008. In the USA, Yep Roc Records have released Pandanus, also taken from The Evangelist; the track can be streamed from the Yep Roc website.

Robert Forster podcast

A 30-minute podcast featuring an interview with Robert Forster and previews of several tracks from The Evangelist can be heard on the Times Online website.

The Go-Betweens Songbook

On 4th April 2008, Schott Music will publish The Go-Betweens Songbook, featuring the music and lyrics to 26 Go-Betweens songs, an essay on the band and an introduction written by Robert Forster. For more details, including a list of the songs included in the book, click here.