While Free follows the highest charting album of Iggy’s career, 2016’s GRAMMY-nominated Post Pop Depression, it has virtually nothing in common sonically with its predecessor—or with any other Iggy Pop album. As THE NEW YORK TIMES remarked upon hearing the title track:
“Iggy Pop’s ‘Free’ is brief, atmospheric and elusive. Amid sustained electronic tones from the guitarist Noveller and ghostly overdubbed Miles Davis-tinged trumpet lines from Leron Thomas, Pop’s voice appears only a few times, intoning, ‘I wanna be free.’ As the title song and opening track of an album due in September, it could lead anywhere.”
Full tracklisting for Free: 1. Free 2. Loves Missing 3. Sonali 4. James Bond 5. Dirty Sanchez 6. Glow In The Dark 7. Page 8. We Are The People 9. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 10. The Dawn
For further information, stay tuned to Iggy’s site and socials.
Iggy Pop has confirmed the title and release date of his new album: Free, the first new Iggy Pop album since 2016’s Post Pop Depression, will be released September 6 on Loma Vista and is available for preorder now: https://found.ee/IG_Free.
While it follows the highest charting album of Iggy’s career, Free has virtually nothing in common sonically with its predecessor—or with any other Iggy Pop album.
Free, the eponymous single, is available to stream and purchase on all platforms here: https://found.ee/Song_Free
On the process that led Iggy and principal players Leron Thomas and Noveller to create this uniquely somber and contemplative entry in the Iggy Pop canon, Iggy says:
“This is an album in which other artists speak for me, but I lend my voice…
By the end of the tours following Post Pop Depression, I felt sure that I had rid myself of the problem of chronic insecurity that had dogged my life and career for too long.
But I also felt drained. And I felt like I wanted to put on shades, turn my back, and walk away. I wanted to be free. I know that’s an illusion, and that freedom is only something you feel, but I have lived my life thus far in the belief that that feeling is all that is worth pursuing; all that you need – not happiness or love necessarily, but the feeling of being free.
So this album just kind of happened to me, and I let it happen.”
Full tracklisting for Free: 1. Free 2. Loves Missing 3. Sonali 4. James Bond 5. Dirty Sanchez 6. Glow In The Dark 7. Page 8. We Are The People 9. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 10. The Dawn
For further information, stay tuned to Iggy’s site and socials.
Paul McCartney is writing his first musical – an adaptation of one of the world’s most loved films
It’s A Wonderful Life
Music & Lyrics by Paul McCartney Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall Produced by Bill Kenwright
Today, Paul confirms a career first. He is working on a musical stage adaptation of one of the most iconic films in cinema history – Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s “The Greatest Gift” the legendary movie was directed and produced by Frank Capra and released in 1946.
Paul has partnered with British theatre and film impresario Bill Kenwright who will produce the show. Bill originally approached Paul three years ago after acquiring the rights to the much-loved film that over seven decades since its release continues to be a Prime-Time must for television audiences all around the world. Paul and Bill enjoy a lifetime’s connection having both been born and raised in Liverpool, and both attended the Liverpool Institute High School (now LIPA – the acclaimed performing arts academy founded by Paul).
In addition to writing the music Paul has been working on the lyrics with the Tony Award winning English screen and play writer Lee Hall, who is also responsible for the book of the musical.
As a child Paul inherited a love of Broadway and show tunes from his father Jim who would perform at home on the family piano on every occasion possible, and this influence would eventually permeate into Paul’s own song-writing and diverse compositions.
Speaking about this news Paul said:
“Like many of these things this all started with an email. Bill had asked if it was something I might be up for. Writing a musical is not something that had ever really appealed to me but Bill and I met up with Lee Hall and had a chat and I found myself thinking this could be interesting and fun. ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ is a universal story we can all relate to.”
Bill Kenwright said:
“Working with Paul on “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a dream realised. To be honest I was hooked on first hearing him say “one/two/three/four” on the demo of the opening number! But since then it’s been an extraordinary journey – on every song I experience Paul’s unique gift of melody and composition. It’s musical theatre – but it’s always McCartney.
Paul, Lee, and I use the word “cherish” when we refer to our source material and that’s what we intend to do. Cherish Frank Capra’s creation.”
Lee Hall said:
“It’s A Wonderful Life is my favourite film. It has absolutely everything comedy, pathos and a rare humanity which has touched generation after generation. Yet it just couldn’t be more relevant. To give it a life on the stage is an immense privilege in itself but to do with Paul McCartney is off the scale. Paul’s wit, emotional honesty and melodic brilliance brings a whole new depth and breadth to the classic tale. I feel as if an angel must be looking after me.”
Paul, who has written some of the world’s most loved, celebrated and enduring music, has musically realised the emotional story of a man down on his luck George Bailey. Unaware of all the lives he has touched and how different his community would be had he never been born; George is close to suicide. However, he is saved by the intervention of a guardian angel – and, of course, as in all feel good, but resonant movies, George realises the true value of his life.
Some 70 years since the release of the film the story still remains relevant today, probably even more so, as a reminder to cherish family, friends and the life you have, something Paul McCartney has always strived to do in his own life and work.
For Bill Kenwright, the production will be a lifetime’s ambition. As a very young producer, Bill personally reached out to Frank Capra to see if he could get the rights to turn the film into a musical. Bill received a lovely handwritten letter by reply – but it contained a no! However, out of the blue, many decades later he was offered the rights when he was in the middle of another project with Paramount. It was a massive moment for the now hugely successful producer, and he dared to dream of involving his school friend on what would be Paul’s first major musical journey. They met, and amongst discussing all things Liverpool, school and rock and roll, they sort of agreed to take things further…
It wasn’t until two years later that Paul shared his first musical ideas with Bill. Bill recalls: “It was a Friday night and I was in the office. I suppose you could say it hadn’t been the best of weeks. No real progress on multitudinous film and theatre projects – and Everton had lost the previous Saturday. Out of the blue I got an email from Paul asking my thoughts on his first stab at an opening song. He wasn’t sure – but wanted to know what Lee and I thought of it? I played the demo. Lee and I were unanimous. Our hero was a musical theatre writer!”
Paul was in the middle of releasing his number one album ‘Egypt Station’ in September 2018 as well as launching a global tour to support the album release, but in between touring and album commitments Paul found time to work with Lee Hall on more songs. Both here and in New York.
Bill remembers another moment in January of this year the day after he’d watched Everton lose in an FA Cup match at Millwall. He was inconsolable – but Lee rang him from the airport after working with Paul in New York and brought over a further six tracks in demo form. His gloom started to lift…
“They exceeded expectations for both of us. The songs take you somewhere you don’t expect to go. They sound simple – but it’s deceptive. That’s Paul’s genius. I don’t have to tell any lover of music how extraordinary he is – but he constantly takes my breath away. Since we worked together on the The Pitmen Painters Lee has been a special writer and person to me. And it’s a privilege to watch Paul and Lee create so vibrantly together.”
Having just completed the US leg of his current Freshen Up world tour in front of a sell-out audience at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium last weekend, Paul is still in the final stages of completing songs for his entry into musical theatre. “It’s a Wonderful Life” is set to launch in late 2020.
Beck’s new “Saw Lightning (Freestyle)” video captures the GRAMMY-winning artist stripping his latest single down to its bare bones. Rendered in striking minimalist black and white, “Saw Lightning (Freestyle)” relies solely on the impact of raw talent and passion: a man, a harmonica, a camera and nothing more. Beck’s vocals, stomping feet and solo harmonica somehow fill the same space occupied on the original by his raw acoustic slide guitar and Pharrell Williams’ drums, keyboards and mumbles.
Directed by Giovanni Ribisi and edited by Nick Roney, “Saw Lightning (Freestyle)” is a radically different take on Beck’s first single from his forthcoming 14th album, Hyperspace, due out sometime in the future on Capitol Records. Surprise released April 15, 2019, “Saw Lightning” was made available simultaneously as a single and as the score to the Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats Pro campaign, directed by GRAMMY winner Hiro Murai.
Beck will spend the remainder of the summer co-headlining the Night Running Tour with Cage The Elephant—named for “Night Running,” Cage The Elephant’s single featuring Beck from the band’s Social Cues album—beginning July 11th at Sunlight Supply Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA.
JENNY LEWIS RETURNS TO NEW YORK, THE LATE SHOW & CELEBRATES PRIDE
FOUR NEW HEADLINE DATES ADDED: Oct. 24th – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre Oct. 28th – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall Oct. 31st – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall Nov. 2nd – Portland, ME – State Theatre
TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 28TH
PERFORMING NEW SINGLE “WASTED YOUTH” TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT —TUNE IN!
Currently dominating Best of 2019 So Far lists for On The Line (Warner Records)— including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Billboard, USA Today, Esquire and Paste, just to name a few— and selling out shows in both the U.S. and U.K. (and completing a triumphant run as special guest of Death Cab For Cutie), Jenny Lewis has added four additional headline shows to her globe-spanning tour.
Following her stunning performance at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens earlier this month, the new dates include Jenny’s highly anticipated return to New York: She headlines Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre on Oct. 24th and Upstate Concert Hall in Albany, NY on Oct. 28th, in addition to Danforth Music Hall in Toronto (Oct. 31st), and the State Theatre in Portland, Maine (Nov. 2nd).
Pre-sales for these shows begin Wednesday, June 26th at 10am local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 28th at 10am local time.
Need even more Jenny Lewis? Tune in TOMORROW night to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as she stops by for a special performance of her new single “Wasted Youth”—the follow up to her Top Ten single “Red Bull & Hennessy.”
Last but certainly not least, you can catch Jenny this Sunday (June 30th) at the San Francisco Pride Parade as a special guest of PAX, joining in their mission to be a force for good in supporting LGBTQI+ rights and to destigmatize cannabis use. For more info on PAX Labs, please visit https://www.pax.com/.
JENNY LEWIS ON THE LINE TOUR 2019 (New dates in bold)
07/10/19 — Aspen, CO — The Belly Up 07/11/19 — Park City, UT — Deer Valley Resort 07/12/19 — Jackson, WY — Pink Garter Theatre 07/14/19 — Whitefish, MT — Under The Big Sky Festival 07/18/19 — Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms 07/18/19 – Leeuwarden, NE – Welcome to The Village Festival 07/19/19 – Henham Park, Suffolk, UK — Latitude Festival 07/23/19 – Bristol, UK – SWX 07/24/19 — Brighton, UK — Concorde 2 07/25/19 — London, UK — O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 07/27/19 — Edinburgh, UK — Queens Hall 07/28/19 — Manchester, UK — RNCM Concert Hall 07/29/19 — Dublin, IE — The Academy 08/09/19 – Eau Claire, WI – OXBEAUX III 08/16/19 – Omaha, NE – Maha Festival 08/17/19 — St. Louis, MO — The Paegent 08/18/19 – Columbus, OH – Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival 09/05/19 — Washington, DC — The Anthem 09/06/19 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival 09/07/19 — Wilmington, NC — Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 09/08/19 — St. Augustine, FL — Sing Out Loud Festival 09/10/19 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL — Revolution Live 09/11/19 — Orlando, FL — The Beacham 09/13/19 — New Orleans, LA — The Civic 09/14/19 — Birmingham, AL — Saturn 09/15/19 — Springfield, MO — Gillioz Theatre 09/17/19 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre 09/18/19 — Ann Arbor, MI — Michigan Theatre 09/21/19 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival 09/22/19 — Franklin, TN — Pilgrimage Festival 09/28/19 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater 09/29/19 — Dana Point. CA — Ohana Fest 09/30/19 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren 10/02/19 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf 10/04/19 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits 10/07/19 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen 10/08/19 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford 10/09/19 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom 10/11/19 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits 10/17/19 — Mexico City, MX — El Plaza Condesa 10/18/19 – Guadalajara, MX – Tecate Coordenada 10/19/19 – Monterrey, MX – Live Out Festival 10/24/19 — Brooklyn, NY — Kings Theatre 10/25/19 — Boston, MA — House of Blues 10/26/19 — Philadelphia, PA — The Met Philadelphia 10/28/19 — Albany, NY — Upstate Concert Hall 10/29/19 — Ithaca, NY — State Theatre 10/31/19 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall 11/01/19 — Montreal, QC — L’Astral 11/02/19 — Portland, ME — State Theatre 11/03/19 — Providence, RI — Columbus Theatre
NORTH AMERICAN TOMORROW’S MODERN BOXES TOUR ON SALE JUNE 21st.
anima noun an·i·ma | \ ˈa-nə-mə \
Definition of anima: an individual’s true inner self that in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung reflects archetypal ideals of conduct
also: an inner feminine part of the male personality — compare ANIMUS, PERSONA
Photo Credit: Alex Lake
Thom Yorke’s new studio album ANIMA will be released digitally on Thursday June 27th at 12:01am via XL Recordings. The album’s physical release will follow on Friday July 19th. ANIMA is available for pre-order now at: https://thomyorke.ffm.to/anima
The album’s digital release will be accompanied by a “one-reeler,” also entitled ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and set to three tracks from the new album. The “one-reeler” will be available to watch exclusively via Netflix on June 27th. A trailer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNYJ_BJJbzI&feature=youtu.be
Featuring several songs that were debuted live over the course of Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes performances, ANIMA was written by Yorke, produced by Godrich and features the London Contemporary Orchestra on all nine tracks. ANIMA will be available across all digital platforms on Thursday, June 27th with physical release to follow on July 19th on CD, black double vinyl, limited edition orange double vinyl, and a deluxe 180g heavyweight orange double vinyl which includes a 40-page book of lyrics, and pencil drawings by Stanley Donwood and Dr Tchock.
The tracklisting for ANIMA is as follows:
Traffic
Last I Heard (…He Was Circling The Drain)
Twist
Dawn Chorus
I Am A Very Rude Person
Not The News
The Axe
Impossible Knots
Runwayaway
The bonus track “(Ladies & Gentlemen, Thank You for Coming)” will be available exclusively on vinyl versions of the album.
Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri will be performing live across Europe, Japan, Korea and North America this year. The North American tour dates go on general sale tomorrow, June 21st. Please check the schedule page for each venue’s details.
Full tour dates as follows:
July: 2nd – Cologne, Germany – Palladium 3rd – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle 4th – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival 6th – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole Festival 7th – Paris, France – Philharmonie de Paris, Days Off Festival 8th – Paris, France – Philharmonie de Paris, Days Off Festival 11th – Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live Festival 13th – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive Festival 16th – Barolo, Italy – Collisioni Festival 17th – Codroipo, Italy – Villa Manin 18th – Ferrara, Italy – Piazza Castello 20th – Perugia, Italy – Arena Santa Giuliana, Umbria Jazz Festival 21st – Rome, Italy – Roma Summer Fest, Cavea 26th – Yuzawa-Cho, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival 28th – Seoul, South Korea – Olympic Hall
September: 26th – Laval, Quebec – Place Bell 27th – Toronto – Scotiabank Arena 28th – Pittsburgh – Stage AE 30th – Columbus – Express Live!
October: 4th – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park 6th – Atlanta – Fox Theatre 9th – New Orleans – Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts 11th – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park 18th – Berkeley – Greek Theatre 20th – Seattle – Paramount Theatre 21st – Vancouver – Orpheum 22nd – Portland – The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 25th – Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Bowl 26th – Las Vegas – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan 29th – Los Angeles – Greek Theatre
Thom Yorke has confirmed a new series of live electronic performances to take place this fall in North America with Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri, aka Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes.
The new shows will feature Thom Yorke along with Godrich and visual artist Barri performing songs spanning Yorke’s solo works The Eraser and Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, Atoms For Peace’s Amok, as well as new and unreleased material.
Following the September 2014 release of Yorke’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes album, he, Godrich and Barri embarked on their first tour, covering the UK, Europe and Japan throughout 2015. Following Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’ December 2017 reissue on XL Recordings, the trio made its U.S. debut headlining theaters in Los Angeles and Oakland and appearing at the Day For Night Festival in Houston. More recently, the trio played a series of U.S. dates November 23 through December 22, 2018, of which critics had to say:
“A beauty to behold… If there were ever a rock star to affirm the power and necessity of dancing, to return it to the realm of vital human expression, it is Yorke.” — Washington Post
“Dense, intricate dance music designed to get lost in” —Los Angeles Times
“Music to careen through the Star Gate to… And throughout it all, there remained his voice, as grand, elastic, and emotive as he’s ever been” — Boston Globe
“What Yorke, Godrich and Barri produced on stage was a feast of sensory overload” —St. Louis Post Dispatch
“Riveting… Yorke and Godrich did some of their most stunning live production work in between tracks.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prior to the North American tour, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes will embark on a run of dates throughout Europe and Asia, beginning July 2 in Cologne, Germany and concluding July 28 in Seoul, South Korea.
Tickets for the North American dates go on general sale from June 21, please check the schedule page for each venue’s details.
Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes North American Tour 2019:
9/26 – Laval, Quebec – Place Bell 9/27 – Toronto – Scotiabank Arena 9/29 – Pittsburgh – Stage AE 9/30 – Columbus – Express Live! 10/4 – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park 10/6 – Atlanta – Fox Theatre 10/9 – New Orleans – Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts 10/11 – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park 10/18 – Berkeley – Greek Theatre 10/20 – Seattle – Paramount Theatre 10/21 – Vancouver – Orpheum 10/22 – Portland – The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 10/25 – Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Bowl 10/26 – Las Vegas – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan 10/29 – Los Angeles – Greek Theatre
Previously announced Europe and Asia dates:
7/2 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium 7/3 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle 7/4 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival 7/6 – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole Festival 7/7 – Paris, France – Philharmonie de Paris, Days Off Festival 7/8 – Paris, France – Philharmonie de Paris, Days Off Festival 7/11 – Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live Festival 7/13 – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive Festival 7/16 – Barolo, Italy – Collisioni Festival 7/17 – Codroipo, Italy – Villa Manin 7/18 – Ferrara, Italy – Piazza Castello 7/20 – Perugia, Italy – Arena Santa Giuliana, Umbria Jazz Festival 7/21 – Rome, Italy – Roma Summer Fest, Cavea 7/26 – Yuzawa-Cho, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival 7/28 – Seoul, South Korea – Olympic Hall
In response to last week’s leak of 18 minidisc files, Radiohead has decided to make the sessions available in their entirety on Bandcamp.
“We got hacked last week – someone stole Thom’s minidisc archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it.
So instead of complaining – much – or ignoring it, we’re releasing all 18 hours on bandcamp in aid of Extinction Rebellion. Just for the next 18 days. So for £18 you can find out if we should have paid that ransom.
Never intended for public consumption (though some clips did reach the cassette in the OK Computer reissue) it’s only tangentially interesting. And very, very long. Not a phone download. Rainy out, isn’t it though?”– Jonny Greenwood
The 18 minidiscs will be available for £18. All proceeds will go to Extinction Rebellion, a socio-political movement which uses nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse.
Interscope Records/UME today announce two new colored vinyl reissues from U2. Pressed on 180g vinyl, The Unforgettable Fire (1984) and How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) will be released today 7th June 2019.
The Unforgettable Fire
Released nearly 35 years ago in October 1984, The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album from U2. Recorded at Slane Castle and Windmill Lane Studios in Ireland, it was the first U2 album to be produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album’s lead single ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’ not only delivered the band its biggest hit at that time, the song has become the most frequently played live number in the U2 repertoire. A staple of best album lists and essays by fans, critics and fellow artists, The Unforgettable Fire is hailed as U2’s first sonic reinvention, and remains among the band’s most beloved works with classic cuts such as ‘Bad’, ‘A Sort of Homecoming’ and the title track.
Remastered and pressed on 180g limited edition wine colored vinyl, to match the color of album’s iconic artwork.
Includes a 16 page booklet with lyrics.
The Unforgettable Fire – Tracklisting:
Side 1
A Sort of Homecoming
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Wire
The Unforgettable Fire
Promenade
Side 2
4th of July
Bad
Indian Summer Sky
Elvis Presley and America
MLK
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Released in November 2004, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album from U2. Recorded in the band’s studio at Hanover Quay, Dublin and in the South of France, HTDAAB was produced with long-time U2 collaborator Steve Lillywhite, with additional production from Chris Thomas, Flood, Jacknife Lee, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Nellee Hooper and Carl Glanville. The record reached #1 in the album charts of 30 plus countries around the world, including the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland, and featured hit singles ‘Vertigo’, ‘All Because Of You’ and ‘City Of Blinding Lights’. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb was awarded a total of 9 GRAMMY Awards, including the band’s second Album of the Year win.
ONE-TIME PRESSING LIMITED EDITION COLOUR VINYL LP AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT THE LINDA MCCARTNEY RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION IN GLASGOW A MONTH AHEAD OF RELEASE
Wide Prairie, a posthumous 1998 compilation of Linda McCartney recordings spanning the early 1970s through the late 1990s, will be re-released August 2 via MPL / Capitol / UMe.
The only album to be released solely under Linda’s name, Wide Prairie features Linda on vocals and various instruments on songs she wrote or co-composed and recorded with Wings between 1972 and 1980, the single-only ‘Seaside Woman’ / ‘B-Side to Seaside’ released under the pseudonym of Suzy and the Red Stripes, cover versions of classics by the McGuire Sisters, The Coasters and more, and solo work from the ‘80s and ‘90s including her final recording, ‘The Light Comes from Within’ (co-authored by and featuring Paul McCartney, as well as their son James on electric and acoustic guitar).
The album was recorded in various locations including Jamaica, Paris, Nashville and Sussex with contributors including husband Paul; son James; Wings members Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Jimmy McCulloch, Joe English and Laurence Juber; writer Carla Lane who also co-wrote ’The White Coated Man’ and ‘Cow’; Lee “Scratch” Perry and members of the Black Ark studio band Boris Gardiner, Winston Writer and Mikey Boo.
Two tracks from the release also highlight Linda’s interest in other art forms outside photography and music. ‘Seaside Woman’ featured in the Palme d’Or winning short film by Oscar Grillo at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980. ‘Oriental Night Fish’ also appeared in a short film of the same title created by Linda and Ian Emes.
Wide Prairie will be released August 2nd on limited edition white/blue colored vinyl and classic black vinyl, digitally and on streaming services. The reissue will mark the first time the album has been available on vinyl since its original 1998 release. The album is available for pre-order now.
To celebrate the first UK showing of the Linda McCartney Retrospective, the limited edition colour vinyl LP pressing of Wide Prairie will be available exclusively for one month prior to the album’s general release at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow from the exhibition’s July 5th opening.The major retrospective of Linda’s photography has been curated by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney. [More information here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/linda-mccartney-retrospective]
The full track listing for Wide Prairie are as follows. All songs written by Linda McCartney, except where otherwise indicated:
1. Wide Prairie 2. New Orleans 3. The White Coated Man (Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Carla Lane) 4. Love’s Full Glory 5. I Got Up (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) 6. The Light Comes from Within (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) 7. Mister Sandman (Pat Ballard) 8. Seaside Woman 9. Oriental Nightfish 10. Endless Days (L. McCartney, Mick Bolton) 11. Poison Ivy (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) 12. Cow (L. McCartney, P. McCartney, Lane) 13. B-side to Seaside (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) 14. Sugartime (Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols) 15. Cook of the House (L. McCartney, P. McCartney) 16. Appaloosa (L. McCartney, P. McCartney)
