Billy Bragg Announces New Single 'No One Knows Nothing Anymore'
Monday, 11 February 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
Musician and political-activist Billy Bragg announces a new single 'No One Knows Nothing Anymore' - available to download from today, Monday 11th February.
The track is taken from his first new studio album in five years 'Tooth & Nail', released on March 18th through Cooking Vinyl records. Available formats are CD, LP and a limited special edition CD+DVD Bookpack.
The limited special edition Bookpack includes the CD, a 36-page booklet containing exclusive photos and a collection of columns written by Billy originally published in Q magazine between 2008 and 2011, plus a DVD of 10 promotional videos that Billy made for his singles between 1986- 2002.
Drawing on personal rather than political themes, 'Tooth & Nail' was recorded over a whirlwind five-day session with Grammy Award winning producer Joe Henry (whose impeccable production credits include Solomon Burke, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello and Hugh Laurie) in his South Pasadena basement studio. With Joe taking Billy out of his comfort zone (all vocals were recorded live without retakes or overdubs) the album features an accomplished crew of musicians, including Greg Leisz (Bon Iver), Patrick Warren (Lana Del Rey), Jay Bellerose (Regina Spektor) and David Piltch (Ramblin’ Jack Eliot). The spontaneous results are, according to Billy, a return to the rootsy sound of 1998’s Mermaid Avenue sessions he recorded with Wilco - drawing on soul, country and folk music influences to explore the ups and downs of relationships that have stood the test of time.
In his own words: “In 2011, I took a long, hard look at who I am and what I do. This album is the result.”
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The track is taken from his first new studio album in five years 'Tooth & Nail', released on March 18th through Cooking Vinyl records. Available formats are CD, LP and a limited special edition CD+DVD Bookpack.
