Following their announcement of new album Encore, due February 21, The Specials have unveiled its first single.

“Vote For Me” is the first new Specials single to feature founding members Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter since their 1981 hit “Ghost Town”. Hear it below:

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The Specials will tour Europe in March and April 2019. For full dates and ticket details, see our previous story here.

The January 2019 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – with Jack White on the cover. Inside, White heads up our Review Of The Year – which also features the best new albums, archive releases, films and books of the last 12 months. Aside from White, there are exclusive interviews with Paul Weller, Elvis Costello, Stephen Malkmus, Courtney Barnett, Low and Mélissa Laveaux. Our 15-track CD also showcases the best music of 2018.