{"id":196961,"date":"2025-06-19T11:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/196961\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:02:10","slug":"miles-kane-tells-us-about-new-dan-auerbach-produced-album-sunlight-in-the-shadows-and-the-chances-of-a-last-shadow-puppets-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/196961\/","title":{"rendered":"Miles Kane tells us about new Dan Auerbach produced album ‘Sunlight In The Shadows’ \u2013 and the chances of a Last Shadow Puppets reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miles Kane<\/a> has announced details of his new album \u2018Sunlight In The Shadows\u2019 \u2013 produced by his new \u201cfriend for life\u201d, The Black Keys<\/a> frontman Dan Auerbach<\/a>. Check out new single \u2018Love Is Cruel\u2019 below, along with Kane telling us about the record and the chances of The Last Shadow Puppets<\/a> reuniting for his Sheffield Leadmill farewell gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Due for release on October 17, the former Rascals<\/a> frontman sixth studio album arrives on Auerbach\u2019s own Easy Eye Sound label. Celebrating all the sounds and swagger of Kane\u2019s career to date, the album comes previewed by the reflective \u2018Love Is Cruel\u2019 \u2013 which Kane described as \u201cClint Eastwood and Judy Garland in the desert at dusk\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a no-brainer for me to release this first,\u201d Kane told NME. \u201cIt\u2019s got all the bits that I love: Western vibes, surf, a Beatles<\/a>-y vibe. It\u2019s got a classy element about it. I feel like it\u2019s set the tone for what\u2019s to come and it feels right.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about me not looking back or forward but just trying to be present and find solace in me being in my own little zone. That\u2019s where I\u2019m at in life, and I wanted to portray that with this Tarantino-y vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Written and recorded with Auerbach in his native Nashville, the album sees the producer and frontman sing and play on every track, along with contributions from The Black Keys\u2019 drummer Patrick Carney, plus Pat McLaughlin, Daniel Tashian, Tom Bukovac, Nick Bockrath of Cage The Elephant<\/a> and Barrie Cadogan from Little Barrie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis record was incredible to make,\u201d said Auerbach. \u201cFrom start to finish. I felt like I gained a life-long friend in Miles. And that doesn\u2019t always happen. When it does, it\u2019s amazing. This is an artist who could potentially make records forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out our full interview with Kane below, where he tells about making a \u201creal connection\u201d with Auerbach, looking back on his life, and if he\u2019ll hook up with Alex Turner when he visits Sheffield for his next show.<\/p>\n

NME: Hello Miles Kane. What would you say to sum up the essence of \u2018Sunlight In The Shadows\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miles Kane:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m absolutely obsessed with it. You\u2019ve got your T-Rex<\/a> glam rock-y ones that are like, \u2018Wow!\u2019, then there are slower moments. There are two songs called \u2018Always In Over My Head\u2019 and \u2018Walk On The Ocean\u2019 which have almost a bit of a crooner-y Burt Bacharach<\/a> vibe \u2013 they\u2019re a bit [Last Shadow] Puppets-y as well. It\u2019s got all the elements that I\u2019ve shown over 20 years of making music and stuff. I feel it\u2019s all combined into one.\u201d<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve said that \u201call roads over the last 20 years have led to here\u201d. Does this feel like a Miles Kane greatest hits?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFucking too right, yeah! Definitely mate, I\u2019ll take that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is this your \u2018mature\u2019 album?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAm I sounding boring and old? Yeah! That or mature, but it just feels right. We\u2019re here, if that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What snapshot does this album take of your life right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery album is a little chapter in your life. I like to write about worries and love and the things that I\u2019ve learned over the years. The older you get, the clearer it is to express those things and put them in songs. I still have that underdog thing in me, which gets portrayed on the faster songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that I\u2019m in my own little lane and I just want to carry on with that and not get caught up in anything. I\u2019ve found my own little world that I\u2019m happy in. If anyone wants to come into that, you\u2019re more than welcome. I feel content in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

What did Dan Auerbach bring to the table?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI only met him last summer for the first time. I\u2019m a proper fanboy of his work: his production, The Black Keys, his solo albums. His second solo album \u2018Waiting On A Song\u2019 has got some absolutely amazing tunes, especially \u2018King Of A One Horse Town\u2019. The original plan was that I was going to go over just to do some writing. I made my last album with my cousin James Skelly from The Coral<\/a>. The plan was to do that again because it really worked well and we had a good run. I thought that if I did write anything with Dan, I could bring them back to record with our Jay. Then me and Dan just hit it off so well. It sounds so fucking cheesy, I know, but the connection was something really special.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen he said, \u2018I\u2019d love to produce you and I\u2019d love to sign you\u2019. It was this opportunity that happened out of nowhere; it wasn\u2019t the plan at all. Even our Jay was like, \u2018Man, you\u2019ve got to do this \u2013 this is special\u2019. For once in my life, it all fell into place. I was still touring that last album until December, then in January I went over to record with Dan and this incredible band that we put together. We recorded the album in five days, we did it all live, and I just felt so comfortable and respected. The result is so good that I\u2019m still pinching myself about it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dan described you as now a \u201clife-long friend\u201d. What was going on there to take it beyond your standard producer-artist relationship?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou know when you just connect with someone? The older you get in life, it\u2019s harder to find connections \u2013 especially in this world that we\u2019re in. You\u2019re acting real, but you never know if they are. Then when you meet a real one, it takes one to know one. That\u2019s how me and Dan found each other. We\u2019re so similar in many ways: the way we like to work, our influences, how we hang out. He cooks a fucking mean steak and we love cooking. There\u2019s an emotional connection that none of us expected and that helped the music. He\u2019s a great guy, I appreciate what he\u2019s doing for me, and I want to give it my all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can we expect some on-stage collabs when you join The Black Keys on their UK tour next month<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no plans at the minute, but that\u2019s probably quite a possibility. Let\u2019s see how we get on.\u201d<\/p>\n

You\u2019re also playing the last ever gig at The Leadmill<\/a> in Sheffield. What does that venue mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a complete honour. Through all of my career, The Leadmill has always served me very well. To give that its send-off is a beautiful moment, and that\u2019s going to be my first gig back too, so that feels special. It\u2019s strange how things are happening at the moment.<\/p>\n

As a gift to Sheffield, what are the chances of a Last Shadow Puppets reunion with Alex Turner?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no plans for it at the minute, but my door is always open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you have that itch to scratch \u2013 to make another record with Alex Turner?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I would, but we\u2019ll just see where it goes. I\u2019m always up for anything, me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Including rock supergroup covers band The Jaded Hearts Club<\/a> perhaps?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBring it all on, mate! Bring it all on.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sunlight In The Shadows\u2019 is released on October 17 via Easy Eye Sound. Pre-order it here<\/a> and check out the tracklisting below:<\/p>\n

\u2018Love Is Cruel\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Electric Flower\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Sunlight In The Shadows\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Coming Down The Road\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Always In Over My Head\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Blue Skies\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018My Love\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Without You\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Sing A Song To Love\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Slow Death\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018I Pray\u2019<\/strong>
\u2018Walk On The Ocean\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Miles Kane\u2019s upcoming UK tour dates are below. Visit here<\/a> for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n

June<\/strong>
Friday 27 \u2013 Sheffield, The Leadmill<\/strong><\/p>\n

July\u00a0<\/strong>
Tuesday 8 \u2013 Leeds, Millennium Square*<\/strong>
Wednesday 9 \u2013 Manchester, Castlefield Bowl*<\/strong>
Friday 11 \u2013 London, Alexandra Palace Park*<\/strong>
* with The Black Keys<\/strong><\/p>\n