Watch Yungblud play The 1975, Kanye West and Black Sabbath medley in Live Lounge
Yungblud performed a medley of songs on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge – listen below.
- READ MORE: Yungblud – ‘Yungblud’ review: rockstar returns with his most confident, cohesive album yet
The station’s annual series of special sessions returned today (September 5) with a set from Yungblud, who was in the BBC studio following the release of his self-titled third album last week.
Alongside his band, he played an unexpected medley of three songs: Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’, Kanye West’s ‘POWER’ and The 1975’s comeback single ‘Part Of The Band’.
Watch a video of the performance below:
Further performances on Live Lounge will follow from Self Esteem (September 6), RAYE (7) and Wet Leg (8) ahead of an as-yet-unannounced “very special guest” on September 12. Another mystery session is scheduled for September 15.
Other names on the bill include Willow, Nova Twins, Knucks, Beabadoobee, Rina Sawayama and Tom Grennan. Check out the full line-up and find more information here.
Elsewhere, Yungblud shared the official music video for his latest single ‘Tissues’ last week. The song sees the Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – sample The Cure‘s classic track ‘Close To Me’.
In a four-star review, NME described the new ‘Yungblud’ record as Harrison’s “most confident, cohesive album, which sees him fighting hate with understanding and love”, adding: “It’s a battle he knows he can win.”
Meanwhile, Yungblud has announced that he’ll be playing three intimate LA shows in one night next week. He’ll play alongside his live band and will be joined by some “very special guests” at the shows.
Watch Rush perform with Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush took to the stage at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert over the weekend to perform a slew of the band’s classics – watch below.
The special event in honour of the late Foo Fighters drummer took place on Saturday (September 3) at London’s Wembley Stadium, and was simulcast all on the web, television and streaming platforms.
Featuring a star-studded line-up, tribute performances came from the likes of Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and more.
Introducing Rush to the stage, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl said: “Now if there’s one band that I always associated Taylor Hawkins with, it’s these next two guys.
“Taylor got up and played with two guys once, in their hometown of Toronto, Canada. And I have to say, it was not only one of the greatest nights of my life watching him do that, but perhaps, one of the greatest night of his.”
Grohl then took a place behind the drums – filling the spot for Rush’s late drummer, Neal Peart – joining the Canadian rock outfit for performances of ‘2112 Part I: Overture’ and ‘Working Man’.
Watch fan-shot footage below:
From the stage, Lee spoke of the privilege it was for himself and Lifeson to perform in honour of Hawkins at the event. “In 2008, as Dave told you, we got a call from Foos’ management, asking if we’d come to the Toronto show, and show up so that Taylor could play one of his favourite Rush songs with us. We obliged, and that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
Drummer Omar Hakim then joined the pair on stage to deliver the classic instrumental number ‘YYZ’.
Rush played:
1. ‘2112 Part I: Overture’
2. ‘Working Man’
3. ‘YYZ’
Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighters bandmates opened the event with a stirring speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. “No one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could,” Grohl said.
Liam Gallagher kicked off the live music, performing two classic Oasis songs, ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’, backed by Grohl on drums for both. Comedian Dave Chappelle shared memories of spending time with Hawkins and his son, Shane, who attended the concert and watched from the sidelines. “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father,” Chappelle shared.
Later, Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter, Violet, covered two Jeff Buckley songs in tribute to Hawkins, backed by her father on drums, Queens Of The Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures‘ Alain Johannes, guitarist Jason Falkner and Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney. Violet performed ‘Last Goodbye’ and ‘Grace’, following an introduction by her father, who called her “the only person I know who can actually sing a Jeff Buckley song”.
Elsewhere in the show, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson joined forces to perform a pair of the latter band’s hits – ‘Back In Black’ and ‘Let There Be Rock’ – following Violet’s return to cover The Zutons’ ‘Valerie’ with Ronson, The Living End’s Chris Cheney and Falkner.
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor also took to the stage alongside Foo Fighters to perform five songs – ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘I’m In Love With My Car’, ‘Under Pressure’, ‘Somebody To Love’ and an acoustic rendition of ‘Love Of My Life’.
Helmed by Joe Walsh, James Gang reunited on stage for the first time in 16 years, performing ‘Walk Away’, a medley of ‘The Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind’ and ‘Funk #49’, joined for the latter by Grohl on drums.
Foo Fighters closed out the night with a star-studded set that featured a revolving cast of drummers, including Barker, Nandi Bushell, and 16-year-old Shane Hawkins. Paul McCartney also joined the group on stage, delivering a performance of two Beatles songs.
Hawkins, who drummed with Foo Fighters from 1997 alongside performing in bands like Chevy Metal and Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders, died in March 2022, aged 50.
A second tribute show will take place at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on September 27.
Watch Mark Ronson and Violet Grohl cover ‘Valerie’ at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert
Mark Ronson and Violet Grohl covered ‘Valerie’ at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium tonight (September 3).
The memorial gig featured a stacked line-up of some of music’s biggest names, as legends from across the musical spectrum came together to honour the late Foo Fighters drummer.
- READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show
“When we first started talking about putting something together for Taylor, we sat down and we said, ‘Even if it’s his closest friends, that’s like 100 fucking musicians’,” Foos frontman Dave Grohl said before introducing the musicians on stage. “Because Taylor loved to jam and record with anybody and everybody. He loved to play music every day and there aren’t too many people that he’s never jammed with.
“So this collection of friends and family and musicians, this is all brought together by him. We’re all connected here today by that one guy, bringing musicians that have never met, musicians that have never played together, all in one place at one time with all of you beautiful people to make fucking noise for Taylor Hawkins.”
Grohl continued: “The last few days, we’ve been asking ourselves the same question after every rehearsal. We’ve been asking, ‘God, I wonder what Taylor would think of this? I wonder what Taylor would think to see all of these amazing people together making music.”
Grohl then ushered on an example of what he had just been talking about. “One of the people he recorded with not too long ago is here tonight to do a song I’m sure a lot of you know,” he said. “Would you please welcome Mr Mark Ronson to the stage right now.” He also introduced Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney, Jason Falkner, backing vocalists Barbara, Sam and Laura, and his daughter, Violet Grohl.
The musicians walked down the runway of the stage to gather together. “I guess this one’s for all the legends tonight and if you wanna sing along with Violet and the rest of us, please feel free,” Ronson said before starting the cover of The Zutons’ ‘Valerie’. Watch footage of the performance above, starting around the -3.03.49 mark.
Earlier in the night, Violet Grohl joined Queens Of The Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures’ Alain Johannes, Falkner and Chaney to cover two songs from Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ album.
Elsewhere, Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighter bandmates opened the concert with an emotional speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. “For those of you who knew him personally, you know that no one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could,” the frontman said.
Comedian Dave Chappelle also recalled spending time with the rock star and his son in New York. “I’ve seen Taylor be a rock star many nights but it was my first time seeing him be a dad, and what a cool fucking dad,” he said. “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father.”
Liam Gallagher kicked off the live music today, performing two Oasis songs with the help of the surviving members of Foo Fighters, while Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith shared a heartwarming story about Hawkins in a special video message.
Supergroup Them Crooked Vultures reunited for the first time in 12 years, while Supergrass also performed, with the trio recalling touring with Foo Fighters and Hawkins in the ’90s. Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson also joined forces at the concert.
Foo Fighters closed out the night with a star-studded set featuring a revolving cast of drummers, including Travis Barker, Nandi Bushell, and Hawkins’ 16-year-old son, Shane. Paul McCartney also joined the group on stage, delivering a performance of two Beatles songs.
Them Crooked Vultures reunite for first time in 12 years at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert
Them Crooked Vultures reunited for their first live performance in 12 years at today’s (September 3) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium.
The supergroup are one of many acts taking part in the special gig tonight, which honours the late Foo Fighters drummer.
- READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show
Following a video message from Elton John, Them Crooked Vultures – Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, and Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Alain Johannes – took to the stage. They opened their three-song set with a cover of the British musician’s 1973 track ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’.
After the cover, Homme’s son ran on stage to give his dad a hug. “God, whose kid was that?” Homme quipped, quickly adding: “That was my kid, don’t fuck around. That was my kid.”
After performing ‘Gunman’ from their own self-titled 2009 album, Homme told the crowd: “Everybody, look to the left. Look to the right. The world’s gonna end soon, there’s no time left except for love, and I fucking love you. And I love Taylor. On behalf of everyone here, I hope you have the best time – the time of your life.”
Them Crooked Vultures closed out their set with a performance of Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Long Slow Goodbye’. Watch footage of their set above from around the -1.20.49 mark now.
The Taylor Hawkins tribute concert is available to livestream on MTV’s YouTube channel globally and Paramount+ in the US. A second tribute show will take place at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on September 27.
Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighter bandmates opened the concert today with an emotional speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. “For those of you who knew him personally, you know that no one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could,” the frontman said.
Comedian Dave Chappelle also recalled spending time with the rock star and his son in New York. “I’ve seen Taylor be a rock star many nights but it was my first time seeing him be a dad, and what a cool fucking dad,” he said. “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father.”
Liam Gallagher kicked off the live music today, performing two Oasis songs with the help of the surviving members of Foo Fighters, while Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith shared a heartwarming story about Hawkins in a special video message. Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter Violet also took to the stage to cover two Jeff Buckley songs at the show.
Hawkins, who drummed with Foo Fighters from 1997 alongside performing in bands like Chevy Metal and Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders, died in March 2022. He was 50 years old.
Scottish singer signs record deal after viral ‘Complex’ TikTok hit
Scottish singer-songwriter Katie Gregson-MacLeod has signed to Columbia Records, after amassing 100,000 views on her 45-second TikTok clip. Watch the video of the heart-felt track, ‘Complex’ below.
- READ MORE: Labels pushing artists to make TikToks: you’re spoiling the fun (and that’s not even the worst of it)
After posting ‘Complex’ to the app with the caption “here’s my saviour complex” on August 5, the singer woke up the next day to comments from Gracie Abrams, Lennon Stella, and Maisie Peters. Now, four weeks later, she’s officially making a record.
“I posted 45 seconds of the new song after writing it a couple of days before,” Gregson-MacLeod told BBC Radio Scotland. “I always post clips of new writing to see what happens and this one exceeded my wildest dreams.”
She continued: “I woke up to absolute madness. It was early, I think 6 am and saw it had more than 100,000 views.”
The track is now on streaming platforms and has surpassed 3million listens on Spotify in under a week.
@katiegregsonmacleod here’s my saviour complex song #fyp #originalsong #singersongwriter
♬ complex (demo) – Katie Gregson-MacLeod
In the slow-building piano ballad, she sings,“I’m wearing his boxers/I’m being a good wife/We won’t be together/But maybe the next life.”
‘Complex’ has continued to grow in views and draw the attention of major labels. At one point, meetings were set up between record labels and the singer, at the coffee shop where she worked. “They were on a table each,” she said. “Three record labels in my wee coffee shop. I thought ‘this is surreal’.”
Gregson-MacLeod has decided to postpone her final year of history studies to focus on music, telling The Press and Journal, “This song has the potential of a long life, I want to give it its moment.”
Courteneers sell-out upcoming ‘St. Jude’ anniversary show at Manchester’s Heaton Park
Courteeners have sold-out their massive homecoming gig at Manchester’s Heaton Park.
- READ MORE: Courteeners: “The band is my life. When it’s not going great, my life’s not going great”
After going on sale this morning (September 2) the band’s gig in support of the 15th anniversary of their debut ‘St. Jude’, sold-out in less than eight hours. The show will take place June 9, 2023.
On Tuesday (August 30) the band shared details of the 15th-anniversary reissue of their debut album, which will feature the original album plus b-sides, non-album singles and demos. The expanded version of ‘St. Jude’ will be released on January 13, 2023. Pre-orders are available here.
“Heaton Park — sold out. Thank you all for the love we can’t fucking wait! x” the band shared in a Twitter post.
HEATON PARK – SOLD OUT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE LOVE ? WE CAN’T FUCKING WAIT! X pic.twitter.com/ZHc2n9PvHZ
— Courteeners (@thecourteeners) September 2, 2022
“They grow up so fast,” vocalist Liam Fray said of the anniversary. “Can’t believe our darling ‘St. Jude’ is 15 next year. Think it’s time for a celebration and we all know that great things come in threes – The Star Wars Trilogy, Sooty, Sweep & Soo and now, here we are, with the third instalment of ‘Courteeners at Heaton Park’.”
Fray continued: “June 2015. June 2019 and now June 2023. This time to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its release we’ll be playing ‘St. Jude’ (in full) plus (of course) THE HITS. I can’t think of any better way to celebrate than to make the pilgrimage to Heaton Park with like-minded souls and lose ourselves like it’s 2008. And, because we’re good like that, we’ve remastered the original album. God bless the band. God bless the fans. Omne Trium Perfectum.”
Yesterday (September 1), the band projected the artwork from their debut across Manchester in honour of the album’s upcoming show and anniversary.
Last month, Courteeners debuted a new song titled ‘Lie Back And Think Of England’ during an intimate headline show in London.And back in November, Courteeners released a concert film of their huge Heaton Park homecoming gig from June 2019.
Harry Styles adds fourth London show to 2023 UK and Ireland tour
Harry Styles has added a fourth London show to his 2023 UK and Ireland headline tour.
The ‘Harry’s House’ pop star recently extended his mammoth ‘Love On Tour’ into next year, having played a run of UK/Ireland and European shows this summer. He’s currently in the midst of New York residency ahead of further multi-night billings across North America.
- READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: a powerful, inclusive and celebratory pop carnival
Last week, Styles announced that he’d be returning to these shores in May and June next year. He’s scheduled to visit Coventry, Edinburgh, Dublin, London and Cardiff between extra European concerts.
Today (September 2), it’s been confirmed that the singer will play a fourth night at Wembley Stadium in London on June 17 due to “overwhelming demand”. Additional dates have also been scheduled for Coventry (May 23), Edinburgh (27) and Cardiff (June 21).
Styles has added extra shows in Europe too. He’ll now play Horsens on May 14, Munich on May 18, Coventry on May 23, Paris on June 2, Dusseldorf on June 28 and Frankfurt on July 6.
You can find any remaining tickets for Harry Styles’ new dates here.
FOUR NIGHTS ✨
Due to overwhelming demand, @Harry_Styles : Love On Tour is adding a FOURTH date at Wembley ? Saturday 17th June!
Tickets ON SALE NOW. pic.twitter.com/QUlJiVCBkZ
— Wembley Stadium (@wembleystadium) September 2, 2022
Support for the UK and European gigs will come from Wet Leg, with Inhaler opening for Styles at his huge show at Slane Castle, Dublin.
Reviewing the star’s Wembley Stadium gig earlier this summer, NME wrote: “Seeing Styles perform at a stadium is like entering a parallel universe: heart-shaped sunglasses and pink, super-sized cowboy hats are as good as compulsory, to the point that those not wearing this uniform are outnumbered.—
“Everywhere you look, there are people dancing, while throngs of feather boas shed into rainbow clouds each time the crowd jumps along to a huge pop chorus.”
Last month, Harry Styles revealed that he is already working on ideas for his fourth solo record. “I’m always writing,” he said.
Watch Yungblud dance through exhilarating new ‘Tissues’ video
Yungblud has shared the official music video for his latest single ‘Tissues’ – you can watch it below.
Released on Tuesday (August 30), the song sees the Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – sample The Cure‘s classic track ‘Close To Me’. ‘Tissues’ appears on Yungblud’s self-titled third album, which came out today (September 2).
- READ MORE: Yungblud – ‘Yungblud’ review: rockstar returns with his most confident, cohesive album yet
In the single’s accompanying visuals, we find Harrison dancing on-stage in a theatre full of party-goers who’ve been frozen in time. He then busts moves in front of a love heart-adorned backdrop that displays the song’s lyrics.
Later, he hands one of the motionless guests a condom and takes a sunflower from the hand of another. After a message reading “Love makes you move” is displayed onscreen, those in attendance finally come alive. Yungblud, meanwhile, unleashes a choreographed routine alongside a group of dancers.
Speaking about the clip, Harrison explained: “This is a new era for Yungblud. I wanted to dance, I wanted to move, and I wanted to really personify in the video what this song means. It’s happiness and it’s euphoria and it’s letting the fuck go.”
You can watch the official ‘Tissues’ video, directed by Charlie Sarsfield, here:
Sarsfield said (via Little Black Book): “I wanted the visual to portray that scary but beautiful moment of falling in love. It’s beautiful because of how special love is, but scary because you become so vulnerable.
“By having everyone in the video static throughout until the release for the last chorus, I wanted to represent that moment of holding your breath before taking the plunge.”
Upon the release of his latest single, Yungblud recalled meeting The Cure’s Robert Smith at the NME Awards, and talked about how he later convinced the frontman to clear the ‘Close To Me’ sample.
- READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Yungblud – “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature”
“I emailed and was like, ‘Hello Robert Smith of the Cure… ‘Close To Me’ – probably the most iconic British beat of all time. May I use it in the song?’” Harrison said. “And I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m gonna do if he says no’.”
He continued: “But he got back in a couple days. He types in all caps, Robert. He was like, ‘HELLO DOM, YOU CAN USE IT ALL GOOD HERE, LOVE ROBERT.’ Called my boys up and was like, ‘I’ve sampled ‘Close To Me’ [and] they’ve let me use it.’ It was like a mosh pit – my boys in the North were like, ‘YOOOOOO!’”
In a four-star review, NME described the new ‘Yungblud’ record as Harrison’s “most confident, cohesive album, which sees him fighting hate with understanding and love”, adding: “It’s a battle he knows he can win.”
Meanwhile, Yungblud has announced that he’ll be playing three intimate LA shows in one night next week.
Listen to The National’s new remix of Neu!’s ‘Im Glück’
The National have shared a remix of Neu!‘s 1972 track ‘Im Glück’ – you can listen to it below.
Matt Berninger and co’s new interpretation of the song will feature as part of Neu!’s 50th anniversary boxset, which is due for release on September 23 via British-German label Grönland Records (pre-order here).
- READ MORE: The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration”
The atmospheric eight-minute spin on ‘Im Glück’ will serve as the opening track on the 10-song ‘Tribute’ album. Other contributors include Idles, Mogwai, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, and Stephen Morris of New Order.
Morris and Gabe Gurnsey shared their take on ‘Hallogallo’ back in June. You can see the full tracklist for ‘Tribute’ beneath.
Additionally, the vinyl and CD editions of the Neu! anniversary boxset will boast the group’s first three studio albums: ‘Neu!’ (1972), ‘Neu! 2’ (1973) and ‘Neu! 75’ (1975). The CD version also features 1995’s ‘Neu! 4’ (aka ‘Neu ’86’).
Listen to ‘Im Glück (The National Remix)’ here:
NEU! celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their self-titled, debut album with the NEU! 50! box set, out September 23rd via Groenland Records.
You can listen to our remix of “Im Glück” on all platforms now: https://t.co/45peQxGMX7 pic.twitter.com/1sS8ju3FoH
— The National (@TheNational) August 31, 2022
Neu! – the project of Michael Rother (Kraftwerk) and the late Klaus Dinger – reissued their debut album on cassette and picture disc earlier this summer. The band’s back catalogue was previously reissued in 2010.
The full ‘Tribute’ tracklist is as follows:
‘Im Glück (The National remix)’
‘Weissensee (Fink Version)’
‘Super (Mogwai Remix)’
‘4+1=5’ – Alexis Taylor
‘Hallogallo (Stephen Morris and Gabe Gurnsey Remix)’
‘Lieber Honig (Yann Tiersen Remix)’
‘Super (Man Man Remix)’
‘Negativland (Idles Negative Space Rework)’
‘Zum Herz’ – Guerilla Toss
‘After Eight’ (They Hate Change Cover)
Last month saw The National return with the single ‘Weird Goodbyes’, a collaboration with Bon Iver. Speaking about the song, Matt Berninger explained: “It’s about letting go of the past and moving on, then later being overwhelmed by second thoughts.”
As for the process of creating the track, the band’s Aaron Dessner added: “‘Weird Goodbyes’ was one of the first new songs we made. I was misusing drum machines, as usual, and stumbled onto this beat that got stuck in my head – it felt like something only Bryan could naturally play. We built the song around the beat.
“Matt’s melody and words felt so elegant and moving from the beginning – mourning a loss of innocence and motivation, holding onto memories and feelings that inevitably slip away and the grief we all suffer in weird goodbyes.”
During a recent interview with NME, Bryce Dessner talked about what fans can expect from The National’s new material. “It’s starting to become something we’re really excited about,” he said. “It’s hard to say what shape it will take, but there’s a ton there.”
The National released their eighth and most recent studio album, ‘I Am Easy To Find’, back in 2019.
The group recently made their return to the UK, playing at All Points East in London, Connect Festival in Edinburgh, and the Mayfield Depot venue in Manchester.
Corey Taylor says he’ll record “darker” second solo album early next year
Corey Taylor has revealed he’s planning to record his “darker” second solo album early next year.
The Slipknot frontman released his debut solo record ‘CMFT’ in October 2020 via Roadrunner Records. He’s set to play his first UK headline shows next month, beginning with a performance at The London Palladium.
- READ MORE: Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ is a masterpiece”
During a new interview with SiriusXM (via Blabbermouth), Taylor said that he’ll head back to the studio in January and February 2023. “We’re gonna go in and bang [my second solo album] out and get it ready,” he told the station.
“And then once I’m done touring with Slipknot, I’m gonna throw together a really rad, ‘rock is back’ kind of tour for the solo stuff and start bringing out some of the younger – maybe not even some of the younger rock bands, but just some of the bands that don’t get the chance or just don’t get the looks that are afforded to either pop bands and hip-hop bands or people like me who are kind of grandfathered in.”
Taylor continued: “So I’m gonna try and really kind of fly the rock flag and give some opportunities to some of the younger bands and maybe even just the mid-level bands that just haven’t had a shot. ‘Cause there’s so many great bands out there.”
The singer went on to confirm that he’s already written all of the material to be included on the ‘CMFT’ follow-up. “It’s about 15 songs,” he said. “And it’s one of those cool things where some of it’s older stuff that I’ve written over the years.”
Taylor added: “There’s actually a couple of songs that some of the fans know because I debuted them live when I was doing the JBKB [Corey Taylor & The Junk Beer Kidnap Band] thing.”
He went on to mention two songs – ‘Beyond’ and ‘Breath Of Fresh Smoke’ – that are “finally” getting recorded and released “about 14 [to] 16 years” after they were first written.
But Taylor said there’ll also be “a bunch of newer stuff”, adding that the forthcoming album will “definitely” have a “darker edge” while still being “very melodic”.
“So there’s still great rock and roll on it,” he explained. “There’s some heavier stuff, but there’s some really great slower stuff. It’s gonna be really rad.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Taylor said that “nothing’s changed” in regard to Stone Sour‘s ongoing hiatus. Asked about the possibility of revisiting the band in the future, he replied: “I don’t know. The solo thing’s more where my heart is, to be honest.”
- READ MORE: Corey Taylor – ‘CMFT’ review: the most fun record the Slipknot frontman has ever produced
Taylor added: “There’s still so much drama and issues [between the members of Stone Sour]. To me, it’s just not something I desire to do.”
Back in February, Taylor released ‘CMFB… Sides’ – a collection of unreleased B-sides, acoustic renditions, live versions and covers that had inspired him.
Meanwhile, Slipknot are due to release their seventh studio album ‘The End, So Far’ on September 30. The band have already previewed the record with the tracks ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’, ‘Yen’ and ‘The Chapeltown Rag’.
During a recent interview, Corey Taylor said that the upcoming album – the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ – “felt almost like a reset” for the metal titans.
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