
“The album is a dying art form,” Roger Glover told Classic Rock in 2017. “They don’t make money, and they’re a waste of time and effort."
It hasn't stopped Deep Purple. Since releasing their 20th album InFinite in 2017, they've released their 21st (Whoosh!), their 22nd (Turning To Crime), and are readying themselves for their 23rd (=1, out in July). If they're a dying artform, then Glover's band have been aiming bellows at the embers.