Bros will record their first album in three decades next year – and plan a sequel to their award-winning 2018 documentary.
Frontman Matt Goss has revealed bandmate and twin brother Luke will be focusing on the band’s musical comeback after the former Strictly star bid for his first-ever Christmas number.
His track The Beautiful Unknown is currently 25-1 with the bookmakers to land the coveted party spot.
Comeback: Bros will record their first album in three decades next year – and plan a sequel to their award-winning 2018 documentary (LR Craig Logan, Matt Goss and Luke Goss in 1988)
The unique Christmas push comes five years after Bros performed three reunion shows and won a BAFTA for their documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops to mark their 30th anniversary.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Matt, 54, said: “We’re really proud to have come back and smashed the O2, won the BAFTA and when we come back we want to do something different crazy.”
“If we make a documentary, it will be the making of an album.
“We’re going to do another one, we’ll just have to make sure it fits Luke’s program and mine.
Up next: Frontman Matt Goss has revealed bandmate and twin brother Luke will focus on bringing the band’s music back after the former Strictly star bid for his first-ever No1 Christmas
“We both have a strong desire to have our own stamp, but I think we’re tentatively talking about next year – my team and his team – approaching new music.
“He has a very different outlook on music than mine, so stepping into a studio to try and make that happen will be an interesting experience. I have to get in shape for this.
Matt – who will also star in 2023 touring show The Matt Goss Experience, with The MG Big Band and The Royal Philharmonic – and his brother’s complicated relationship was exposed in their cult documentary, which was also nominated for a National Television Award.
The brothers became the youngest artists to headline Wembley in 1989, as well as eight Top 10 singles, including When Will I Be Famous? and I owe you nothing.
Success: The unique Christmas push comes five years after Bros performed three reunion shows and won a BAFTA for their documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops to mark their 30th anniversary
Now that Matt has moved to the UK after his record Las Vegas residency, he now lives on separate continents from US-based Luke and admits he longs for the couple to socialize together without the distraction of the work.
On their relationship, Matt says: “We’re close, I wish our world was less about business.
“I would love it if we could just sit in a pub with a pint of Guinness, talk about cars, music and women – I wouldn’t love anything more, but it always ends up being work.”
“I miss him, we’re in different countries now but he’s the love of my life. He’s everything to me.
Chat: Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Matt, 54, says: ‘We’re really proud to have come back and smashed the O2, won the BAFTA, and when we come back we want to do something crazy different “
“I wish we could watch the game against England together, but he doesn’t like it
“He’s the love of my life and it will be good for us to find something next year.”
Matt released his solo album earlier this year, with his Christmas single being the title track.
He recorded the single with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, singing lead vocals while performing a gospel choir with his own voice laying down 410 of his own tracks.
The singer believes the song sends a positive message this Christmas and lifts the “pessimism” triggered by the UK’s cost of living crisis.
Projects: “If we make a documentary, it will be the making of an album. We’ll do another one, we’ll just have to make sure it fits into Luke’s schedule and mine’ (pictured in 2019)
He explains: “It feels like we’re being told we’re going to have a *** year. It is the power of the people.
“We’ll decide if we’re going to have a *** year, but we won’t.
‘We are going to have a good year, it might be tough, but the unknown is not something we should fear.
“All I see is dark and dark.
“I don’t want to be one of those people who follow a man with a suitcase who says we’re going to have a shitty year.
Future: “We both have a strong desire to have our own stamp but I think we’re tentatively talking about next year – my team and his team – approaching new music”
Fame: The brothers became the youngest artists to headline Wembley in 1989, along with eight Top 10 singles, including When Will I Be Famous? and I owe you nothing (photo from 1989)
“I just don’t want to live in this place. If I can be one of the British optimists then I will be.
Matt’s hopes of beating No. 1 Christmas rivals, including incumbent LadBaby for the past four years, Lewis Capaldi and Tyson Fury, weren’t helped by national radio stations snubbing the record.
Indeed, he thinks it’s really personal as he describes his music as “world class”.
Matt says, “I don’t know why this song as a work national radio stations didn’t support me – and I don’t know why.”
‘I listen to what’s going on, am I making world class music? Yes.
Festive track: The singer thinks the song sends a positive message this Christmas and lifts the ‘pessimism’ triggered by the UK’s cost of living crisis
‘Do I do it with world-class producers and musicians? Yes. So I need this one to be heard.
When asked if he was confident in his chances, he added, “It’s a good song and I also think it’s very powerful.”
‘There’s a tenacity in me given where I’m from, a South London boy, and the fact that I’m coming back from America after all I’ve achieved there as a Brit, to have a No1 Christmas It’ll be like “Hello everyone, I’m proud that I held on.”
“It’s like when Millwall were in the FA Cup final against Manchester United, I bet on them winning because there’s always a chance.
“And that’s how I feel about The Beautiful Unknown.”
Thoughts: ‘It feels like we’re being told we’re going to have a *** year. It is the power of the people. “We will decide if we are going to have a year ***, but we will not have one”
