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Sting, who grew up in the shadow of the Swan Hunters Shipyard in Wallsend, has been working for years on a play about the demise of the shipping industry in 1980s Newcastle. The play, which debuts on Broadway in 2014, is called The Last Ship, and so is this new album of Sting songs inspired by the piece. Themes of homecoming and self-discovery run through The Last Ship; Dead Man’s Boots; And Yet; August Winds, and more on CD or vinyl. Deluxe edition adds Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint (featuring Brian Johnson); Hadaway, and three other bonus songs! Interscope.