I have loaded 13 recently released classic rock songs into high rotation on the station’s playlist – featuring songs from Paul McCartney, Dave Mason and more! Five of the songs are from the following newly released albums:
Paul McCartney – McCartney III … To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of his very first solo album (way back in 1970!) the ex-Beatle went into the studio and recorded this album, where he plays nearly all of the instruments on all of the songs. It finds him ruminating on the circumstances the world is in and was recently the #1 album in the UK. Listen for the songs Find My Way, and Lavatory Lil . Read the review here.
Dave Mason – Alone Together Again … Speaking of 50th Anniversaries of great albums – ex-Traffic guitar player Dave Mason has recorded an updated 2020 version of his very first solo album – Alone Together. The songs are reimagined but retain the honesty of the original recording – and will show how great songs will stand the test of time. Listen for the tracks Only You Know And I Know and Look At You Look At Me. Read the review here.
Midnight Oil – The Makarrata Project … The band that gave us Beds Are Burning back in 1987 released a new album in late 2020 – their first since 2002. They songs feature collaborations with Indigenous artists and First Nations people – with the overall theme of the album being a push for recognition of Indigenous rights. Listen for the song Gadagal Land.
New Singles
The other 8 songs are all recently released singles:
John Fogerty – Weeping In the Promised Land … this single from the former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival is a powerful ballad on the state of his country.
Alice Cooper – Our Love Will Change the World … this is the first single from the artists impending album – Detroit Stories – which is scheduled for release on February 26th, 2021.
Ringo Starr – Here’s To the Nights … this is the first single from the artists impending Extended Play – Zoom In – which is scheduled for release on March 19th, 2021. On this song, the ex-Beatle drummer is joined by an amazing array of supporting artists – including Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz and more!
David Bowie – Mother and Tryin’ To Get To Heaven … these songs were released to celebrate what would have been the artist’s 74th birthday. The songs are two previously unreleased cover versions of John Lennon’s Mother and Bob Dylan’s Tryin’ To Get To Heaven.
Steve Lukather – Serpent Soul … this is the second single from the Toto guitar player’s impending album – I Found the Sun Again – which is scheduled for release on February 26th, 2021.
Eddie Vedder – Matter Of Time … this single was released by the Pearl Jam front man in late 2020. It can be found on a 5 song compilation EP.
Tony Lewis – Gonna Make You Love Me … this single was released by the family of the Outfield frontman, who sadly passed in October of 2020. It can be found on six-track EP – More Than I Dared, the profits from which will be donated to the MusiCares charity.
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