Tears For Fears confirm new material; unleash a wave of covers to celebrate

80s pop warlords Tears For Fears have taken to their official Twitter account to confirm they are recording new material, set to be released at some point next year.

And finally… we'd like to officially announce that we are writing and recording new original material to be released in 2014!

— Tears for Fears (@tearsforfears) December 17, 2013

The band, who hit the top spot with such classic tracks as Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Sowing The Seeds Of Love, have also premiered a sea of new covers in celebration of their reunion, including an indie-inspired rendition of Animal Collective’s My Girls, along with Arcade Fire’s Ready To Start and Hot Chip’s And I Was A Boy From School.

The group’s Everybody Wants To Rule The World was recently covered by New Zealand wonderkid Lorde for the recent Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack (listen here), whilst Canadian indie rock duo Tegan And Sara have also unveiled their own rendition of the band’s 1982 hit Pale Shelter (below). Of the latter, singer Sara Quin said “We have been heavily influenced by Tears For Fears’ impressive body of work and it was an honor to create a new version of one of our favorite songs. Matthew Dear immediately came to mind as an exciting collaborator and we were delighted when he said yes! Matthew had suggested we try a vocal riff off the top of the song, and I think it adds a nice signature and melody to the final track”.

Take a listen to the covers below, and hit the iTunes link to be taken to the British group’s vast (and may we say, superb!) discography: