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"It's loud, the guitars are right to the fore": Francis Rossi unexpectedly returns to boogie-driven Status Quo sound on new single

Francis Rossi studio portrait.

Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi, whose solo albums have been typified by a mix of melodic rock, pop, blues and acoustic ballads, has released two new songs, and while they might not come close to the full-tilt attack of the Frantic Four, the volume has definitely gone up a notch.

"This truly came out of nowhere," says Rossi. "I spend my life in and out of the studio, rehearsing, tinkering, but something happened earlier this year and, before I knew it, we had created something special.

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