UK's The Verve have resurrected themselves. From the brink of solo albums (Richard Ashcroft) and working in fish and chip shops (the rest of them), the original four-piece are back. Maybe cause they've buried the hatchet. Maybe because the bands they've influenced (Coldplay, Oasis...Keane) are now massive. Or maybe to line the pockets after still not getting a cent from the Rolling Stones cover-sampling 'Bittersweet Symphony'. Damn it if I don't still hear that in supermarkets, shoe stores and shopping centres everyday. I should get in more.Bar a few vague "band jam" downloads around the time of their reunion a year ago, The Verve haven't released any new music since they imploded in 1999, soon after their international breakthrough Urban Hymns reached aforementioned world domination levels. Well here comes V.2. With new album Forth due in August, first single 'Love Is Noise' has been magically matched to moving images and appears to be all synched up perfectly, especially with their mouths. It features typically humble scenes for the band. Majestic landscapes. An eagle landing on a beautiful girls arm. Smashed guitars. And of course,
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