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Punk legends The Undertones release 'Thrill Me', their first new single in almost two decades
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Undertones fans finally have their prayers answered on May 26 when the band release their first single since 1983.
Available as a limited-edition vinyl 7", 'Thrill Me' also features alongside 'Everything But You', 'I Need Your Love The Way It Used To Be' and 'Girl Like You' on the session that airs tomorrow, May 14, on John Peel's BBC Radio One show.
Asked what he thinks of the new material, Peel says, "That John O'Neill hasn't lost his touch, has he?"
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