In the very long and detailed message released on the 31st of May, Waters claims that David Gilmour ‘does not dispute the veracity’ of the liner notes. In fact, the album sees the bassist as the most important figure of the creative process of the album making, including songwriting and the cover design. Instead, Waters thinks that his ex-bandmate ‘wants that history to remain secret’.

The musician continues in his statement:‘What precipitated this note is that there are new James Guthrie Stereo and 5.1 mixes of the Pink Floyd album ‘Animals’, 1977. These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. Gilmour has vetoed the release of the album unless these liner notes are removed. He does not dispute the veracity of the history described in Mark’s notes, but he wants that history to remain secret.’

He continues: ‘This is a small part of an ongoing campaign by the Gilmour/Samson [Polly, Gilmour’s wife] camp to claim more credit for Dave on the work he did in Pink Floyd, 1967-1985, than is his due. Yes he was, and is, a jolly good guitarist and singer. But, he has for the last 35 years told a lot of whopping porky pies about who did what in Pink Floyd when I was still in charge. There’s a lot of “we did this” and “we did that”, and “I did this” and “I did that”.‘

Waters also shared that he started working on a possible memoir during the lockdown caused by the pandemic that will reveal more about Gilmour being given too much credit. Animals, released in 1977, reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 3 in the States, and is considered one of the best Pink Floyd’s releases along with ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘The Wall’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’.

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Speaking about the track, ‘Puppets’, singer Tom Twyman, said: “Puppets was the last track we chose to put on our new EP.When we played it live we were overwhelmed with the reception it had with our fans especially as its lyrical content is close to our hearts; it has a very personal theme for us and we love the massive drum and group vocal combination used in the production. We are excited to release this newly recorded version.”

The band consists of frontmen Tom Twyman and Dulcima Showan, Rob Wicks – on guitar, James Hicks – on percussion, Jamie Smith – on keyboard, and Patrick Channon – on bass. Speaking about their forthcoming EP, ‘Monsters’, Dulcima, said: “‘Monsters is the best we’ve ever sounded,” with Twyman continuing: “This is the first set of songs that I would say represents who we are as a band. Before, a disc was more like a memento of a gig. This is more who we are as people.”

The band have also revealed that they will be performing shows throughout the summer, including two headline shows, in Cambridge and Margate, in April 2019, along with a number of festival appearances. This year looks set to be a busy year for the band, with them scheduled to perform a number of live dates throughout 2019, including their own UK headline tour, which is scheduled to start, in October 2019.

The band will hit the road for their headline UK tour, in October with them commencing their 14-date tour, in London, on the 3rd of October 2019. Before heading to Oxford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Southampton, Brighton, Honiton, Norwich, Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, and Bristol, with a concluding show, in Plymouth, on the 3rd of November 2019.

The release of the bands latest single, ‘Puppets’, comes after the band supported, Blue October, in February, on their nationwide tour. The band have garnered a name for themselves on the live scene, with previous performances at a number of the big festival such as Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight and Bestival. The band have also been the supporting act for some of today’s biggest names including Bastille.

CoCo and the Butterfields Live Dates 2019:

12/04/2019 – Theatre Royal – Margate
13/04 – Junction – Cambridge
18/05 – Songs From The Shed Festival – Clevedon
25/05 – Ireby Festival – Cumbria
22/06 – Leweston Festival – Dorset
20/07 – Chagstock Festival – Devon
28/07 – Kendal Calling – Cumbria
02/08 – Underneath The Stars Festival – Yorkshire
03/08 – Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival – Inverness
16 to 18/08 – Twisted Village Festival – Winchester

CoCo and the Butterfields UK headline Tour 2019:

03/10 – Islington Assembly Hall – London
04/10 – O2 Academy – Oxford
05/10 – The Bodega Social Club – Nottingham
06/10 – O2 Academy 3 – Birmingham
09/10 – The 1865 – Southampton
10/10 – The Hope & Ruin – Brighton
11/10 – The Beehive – Honiton
16/10 – Open – Norwich
17/10 – O2 Academy 2 – Sheffield
18/10 – Gullivers – Manchester
19/10 – The Hug and Pint – Glasgow
01/11 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff
02/11 – Thekla – Bristol
03/11 – The Junction – Plymouth