With so much new music coming out each week, it’s no surprise I can’t keep up. As such, I thought this would be a good time to take a look at some of what I missed during the first half of February.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse/Broken Circle (Over and Over)
Neil Young has unleashed the horse again and released Broken Circle (Over and Over) on February 15, the first single from F##in’ Up, his cheerfully titled upcoming new album with Crazy Horse that’s set to drop on April 20. The song was first released as Over and Over on Ragged Glory. F##in’ Up is a collection of re-recordings from the Horse’s September 1990 album. “In the spirit it’s offered, we made this for the Horse lovers,” Young explained on his website. He has also announced the Love Earth Tour with Crazy Horse, which will kick off in San Diego on April 24 and travel across North America – dang it, after listening to this song, I’m very tempted!
7th & Hope/Take My Love
7th & Hope is a transatlantic pop duo by Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Patricia Bahia, who I previously featured here, and UK-based singer-songwriter Betty Lawrence. Their new single Take My Love is a pretty song about offering unconditional love, which has a bit of an Ed Sheeran vibe. Additionally, the acoustic track features 7th & Hope collaborators Cameron Stymeist, who also produced the single, and Nitanee Paris. Released on February 14, Take My Love’s straightforward message couldn’t be more timely during a period when we’re surrounded by so much negativity and hate, especially on the Internet.
Revolution Saints/Against the Winds
When I first listened to Against the Winds, the title track of Revolution Saints’ new album released on February 9, I thought this sounds a bit like Journey – turns out I was on to something. This rock supergroup includes Journey drummer and vocalist Deen Castronovo, along with Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake guitarist), Jeff Pilson (bassist of glam metal band Dokken) and Italian keyboarder, singer, record producer and songwriter Alessandro Del Vecchio. Including their self-titled 2015 debut, Revolution Saints have released five albums to date. I find this neat melodic rock very accessible! If you’re into Journey, there’s no way you won’t dig this!
Sheryl Crow/Do It Again
Sheryl Crow has released another single from her forthcoming new album Evolution scheduled for March 29. Do It Again was penned by Crow and John Shanks who previously also co-wrote Steve McQueen and Real Gone. In a Facebook announcement Crow explained Do It Again came together pretty quickly during a visit by Shanks and is “about a journey in figuring out who you are.” Musically, it’s classic Sheryl Crow and reminds me a tiny bit of her 1994 breakthrough single All I Wanna Do. I love it! Crow has a busy year ahead on the road in both Europe and the U.S. She’s another artist I’ve haven’t seen and would love to do so!
Most of Neil Young’s music remains unavailable on Spotify, so the enclosed playlist doesn’t include his new song. Instead, I included an additional track from Revolution Saints’ new album.
Sources: Wikipedia; Neil Young website; 7th & Hope Facebook page; Sheryl Crow Facebook page; YouTube; Spotify
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