Duran Duran celebrate 40 years with Future Past, their new album featuring songs produced by DJ and composer behind The Killers, Blondie and Kylie Minogue
- British band Duran Duran are celebrating 40 years since their debut in the most satisfying manner: with the release of their 15th studio album, Future Past
- ‘We want to lift people’s spirits and make them smile,’ says founding member and keyboardist Nick Rhodes. ‘And maybe think a little bit’
Solo artists who successfully pilot decades-long careers are impressive. But bands that survive despite having to navigate varying temperaments, clashing opinions and individual quirks are practically miraculous.
Duran Duran are celebrating 40 years since the release of their debut single, Planet Earth, a delectable introduction to the band and its foppish New Wave glory, in the most satisfying manner: with the release of their 15th studio album, Future Past.
“The fact that we have survived it and we’re still friends and can make records that are still contemporary says a lot about the individuals in the band,” says founding member and keyboardist Nick Rhodes.
“We still have that determination to be better than anyone else – which is of course subjective – but you have to have that will. It’s the sort of merger of all of our personalities to make that one person that is Duran Duran.”