The release date of Sounds That Can't Be Made draws ever closer and the staff at Racket Records are working as hard as they can to lovingly pack the CD's that you've ordered from us.

We hope that the UK CDs will arrive in time for the start of the tour on Sunday, with the rest of the world shortly afterwards.  Ideally we would like you all to receive it on the same day whether you live in Bolton, Berlin or Buenos Aires  but we're afraid that the various postal services round the world don't all work at the same pace :)  Please rest assured we are doing the best we can.

In lieu of this, we would like to share the opening song of the UK tour with you - this song is called 'Gaza' - and it's long! You can listen to it now on the player above or on our YouTube channel.http://www.youtube.com/MarillionOnline

This version is a LOW QUALITY MP3 for advance listening purposes only. If you like it and haven't already ordered the CD, please consider doing so. We can only continue to make music to this standard if we are able to make a living from selling it. If you have pre-ordered the album or intend to buy the download you have our sincere thanks.

Back to rehearsing now - we'll see you all soon and thanks again for your support.

Mark, h, Ian, Pete and Steve