“Will you recognise me,
Call my name, or walk on by,
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling,
Down, down, down…”,
“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” – Simple Minds (1985)
Admit it. Some of you did forget. …Didn’t you?
Then, it may come as a surprise to learn that not only are Simple Minds back, they never actually went away. They’ve just released a double album (or triple, for the committed fans) of their greatest hits. There’s also a couple of new songs included, one of which is featured in this edition of JR.
As for the real action on the Comeback Trail, we were quick to spot the arrival of previews from French masters of Electro-House music, Daft Punk and Australian Rock singer, Bernard Fanning. Daft Punk have been pretty much M.I.A. since 2005 (if you discount a Live album and a movie soundtrack) and have a new album arriving next month. The catchy first single “Get Lucky” sees them reaching back to ‘70s Disco, enlisting the trademark sound of Chic guitarist, Nile Rodgers along with N.E.R.D. frontman, Pharrell Williams for the vocal. Bernard Fanning, on the other hand appears to have sidestepped the acoustic flavour of his multi-award winning solo debut for something harder.. The first song from his forthcoming album, ‘Departures’ leans more in the direction of his former band, Powderfinger.
Americana Troubadour, actor and novelist Steve Earle has a new album of story songs called, ‘The Low Highway’ which we dip into for this edition along with the latest Live release by Blues/Rock guitar master, Joe Bonamassa. Joe gets to show off his skills this time with his acoustic guitar and in a venue as prestigious as the Vienna Opera House, he thoughtfully recorded the occasion for the rest of us.
The trusty JR Radar picked up on a couple of great new versions of iconic songs for this edition. One is by Gotye joining actor & singer Eddie Perfect and comedic group, Tripod. The other, is by the American vocalist Kristina Train. Both do justice to the originals. Also attracting attention on the Radar this week was the debut album by Ballarat band, Gold Fields (‘Black Sun’). The group is about to return to Australia in June for a national tour, as soon as they wind up their current tour of North America. Another name seemingly poised for bigger things in the future is Irish band, Kodaline. Their debut album (‘In A Perfect World’) won’t be out until early June but we do have a hint of what’s on it in this edition.
Bernard Fanning: “Battleships” (preview from the album ‘Departures’)
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers: “Get Lucky” (preview from the album, ‘Random Access Memories’)
Simple Minds: “Broken Glass Park" (from the album, ‘Celebrate: The Greatest Hits +’)
Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses): “21st Century Blues”/”Pocket Full Of Rain” (from the album, ‘The Low Highway’)
Kodaline: “All I Want” (preview from the album, ‘In A Perfect World’)
Gold Fields: “Treehouse” (from the album, ‘Black Sun’)
Gotye & Perfect Tripod: “Quasimodo’s Dream" (digital single)
Kristina Train: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes" (digital single)
Joe Bonamassa: “Jelly Roll”/”Woke Up Dreaming" (from the album, ‘An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House’)
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