

Gang Of Four are set to release their seventh studio album since debuting with 1979’s Entertainment!. Content will be released on January 25, 2011 on Yep Roc Records, and will be the band’s first release in 16 years.

All the material on Content was written by founding members Jon King (vocals and percussion) and Andy Gill (guitar), and was recorded and produced by Gill. The album will be released on CD, vinyl, and in a deluxe “Ultimate Content Can,” which will include ceramic art, a book of photos, lyrics, a scratch-and-sniff booklet and (supposedly) vials of the band members’ blood.

Hey, I just report on what I’m told by PR people.

“What I’ve been thrilled by over the years is that our music still seems to make sense to our audiences, however old they are, and these days they’re mostly under 30,” says King. “They tell us that our music means something, that it makes them want to go start a band. That amazes me. I would never have imagined when we started off that we would have this impact after such a long time.”

Gang of Four gained most of their fame from their 1979 debut album, which included tracks such as “Damaged Goods,” “Not Great Men,” and “Natural’s Not in It” (below). I also happen to love “I Love a Man in Uniform,” a song from their 1982 album Songs of the Free. Feel free to disagree.