Deep Purple Releases Arrogant Boy from SPLAT Album

Deep Purple released their new single "Arrogant Boy" along with an official live performance video on YouTube on May 12, marking the first preview of their upcoming studio album SPLAT!, due out on July 3 via earMUSIC.

The track delivers a fast-paced hard rock sound that band members and reviewers have compared to classics like "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'," while emphasizing its fresh variations. Frontman Ian Gillan described the song's narrative: "This is the story of Billy who couldn't read or write. He is unhappy with things, so he speaks up, and finds a way of irritating, one way or another, the elite. And I can't think of anything more fun than irritating the elite. It would be a joyous exercise for me every morning after coffee."

SPLAT! reunites the band with producer Bob Ezrin, whose past collaborations include KISS, Pink Floyd, and Alice Cooper. Recorded live in the studio, the album represents Deep Purple's heaviest material in years, with Gillan noting that the current lineup of himself, bassist Roger Glover, drummer Ian Paice, keyboardist Don Airey, and guitarist Simon McBride evokes the group's 1970s era. "Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple...