It's always a delight to know that a new Mick Harvey
album is on the way and 2024 is no exception, with Five Ways To Say
Goodbye incoming on 10th May, accompanied by a 4-date "world tour"
taking in Australia (Marrickville, New South Wales), Spain (Madrid),
England (London) and Italy (Milan).
Ahead of this is video for the
first single, When We Were Beautiful & Young, a lovely montage of
clips and shots of Mick with various (lost) figures in his life,
including Tony Cohen, Conway Savage, Brian Hooper, Tracy Pew, Rowland S. Howard and of course Anita Lane.
The 12-track album itself follows Harvey's typical M.O., one third original songs, two thirds cover versions. Mick pays homage to David McComb, Fatal Shore, Ed Kuepper, Lee Hazlewood, Lo Carmen, Neil Young and The Saints.
When We is followed on the album by a cover of Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer In Berlin, originally recorded by Bully Buhlan in 1951 but more famous in it's 1955 version by Marlene Dietrich. Mick translated the song into English and released it as a single, A Suitcase In Berlin, in 2023.
If that's whet your appetite for more Mick, then Five Ways To Say
Goodbye is available to pre-order in all of the old familiar places.
That's very good. It's gone on the list.
ReplyDeleteWe're only in February and it's already a long list! But this is a 'must buy'.
DeleteMick's live show, as part of an ensemble, in Glasgow last September was a real highlight. I was there with my mate Mike, who wrote up a wonderful review at his blog, 'Manic Pop Thrills'. along with some tremendous photos.
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Thanks, JC, I missed this one originally so it was good to have the link. And thank you for your companion piece on TVV, very enjoyable.
DeleteWow. That hits all the spots. As Rol says, on the list.
ReplyDeleteEven though the 'archive photo' video has been done so many times, I found this especially moving, not least for the shots of 'contemporary' Mick with the projector.
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