Promenade, originally released in 1994, loosely recounts a day in the life of a pair of friends / siblings / lovers. It was an immediate hit with the critics and catapulted Neil to early notoriety in France. The Melody Maker said Promenade is music hall, cool French films, late nights in a bygone city, sea-shanties swelled by alcohol.. Promenade walks the path of indulgence with bravado and a mischievous grin. A stolen masterpiece. Q picked it as one of its best albums of 94 and described it asOne of the most unexpected and original treasures of the year. Reviewing for Select, Stuart Maconie saidPromenade is a masterpiece. If you do one brave and imaginative thing this month, be on the side of the angels and buy this record. Stand out tracks includeDont Look Down,The SummerhouseandTonight We Fly, the song with which, to this day, the band close every live set. The CD release consists of 2 discs: the original remastered album, with a second CD of b-sides, demos and alternate versions lovingly curated by Neil Hannon, much of which has never been heard before. The CD comes with a booklet of photos, credits and extensive liner notes written by Neil covering the context and inspiration behind the album and its songs.To mark the release, The Divine Comedy play five nights at the Barbican in London in early September and then later the same month, five nights at the Cite de la Musique in Paris. Performing as an eleven-piece ensemble, the bandwill play two albums from their catalogue in full each night. Liberation and Promenade will be performed on the 2nd Septemberin London and the 25th Sept in Paris.