<p>With its arresting cover of a felled marionette, <em>Battlefield Dance Floor</em> is the 18th studio album from one of the most prized acts on the folk roots circuit.</p> <p><strong>Show of Hands'</strong> first key release in more than three years, the 13-track album brings eight keenly awaited new songs (and a co-write) from the pen of Steve Knightley, widely acknowledged as one of the country's most inspired and original songwriters.</p> <p>Possibly their most commercial release to date, Battlefield Dance Floor is an exuberant, lush, full-blooded album co-produced by the in-demand Mark Tucker and Knightley - Show of Hands' first release since 2016's <em>The Long Way Home</em>.</p> <p>A classy cornucopia, it's an album that successfully melds vintage Show of Hands and brand new material, infusing influences old and new and this time - as a four strong band - with even greater depth and panache.</p> <p>Says Steve: <em>"With the heartbeat and harmonies that Cormac and Miranda add, we are at last creating a sound we've dreamed of making for twenty five years!"</em></p>
