Love Undercover

James Skelly, the former singer of the Coral, has pulled a Noel Gallagher and announced he will release a new album under the name James Skelly & the Intenders. Speaking about the band name, Skelly said: "The name is about letting people know it's not just me and an acoustic guitar. I had the songs, but it became a proper group thing very quickly with everyone involved having a big input. It's that Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers idea." the album is called Love Undercover and has a release date of 3 June. As well as announcing the album, the band have also released the track 'Do It Again' - which sounds a bit like Miles Kane, in a good way obviously. Following the release of the last Coral album, 2010?s 'Butterfly House', Skelly retreated to their Wirral rehearsal studios with a revolving cast of characters including Coral cohorts and members of the Sundowners and Tramp Attack to begin work on the record that would become 'Love Undercover'. Recorded quickly, often in one or two live takes, the 11 short, sharp and instant pop songs of Love Undercover show a more direct and immediate approach. "The Coral stuff was a bit more abstract I guess," says Skelly. "These songs are really direct, straight to the point."