Yusuf/Cat Stevens Announces New Album ‘King of a Land’ – Rolling Stone

Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has spent much of the past decade working on his new album. king of a landand he will finally reveal it to the world on June 25. Ahead of the release, the artist shared the video for lead single “Take The World Apart” on Wednesday.

In a statement, Yousuf said, “Looking at my musical jagged journey that began in the ’60s, I think this new record is a mosaic.” A clearly defined description.”

he said rolling stone That peace is the driving force behind the entire record. “Peace is my first destination and that’s my last destination,” said the singer-songwriter. “Many of my songs refer to searching for nations and spiritual places where conflict can be escaped. Peace is an all-encompassing state of being, with outward and inward dimensions. Liberation from material desires brings a certain peace, but the inner state is not achieved by material things, the barometer of the inner self is the mind.Many people calls the lack of inner peace “mental stress”, and the cause of this disease is the mind that has lost its spiritual home. ”

king of a landYusuf’s first original song collection since 2014. Tem I’m Gone, produced by former Yardbirds bassist Paul Samwell Smith.The singer-songwriter and bassist’s working relationship dates back to the 1970s Mona Bone JaconThe sessions began at Berlin’s Hansa Studios, where David Bowie recorded in 2011. “Heroesand U2 cut attention babyOver the years they moved to ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium. La Fabrique, Provence, France. Then, to Yusuf’s home studio in Dubai. The new album was mixed at Friar Park, George Harrison’s former English residence.

“We were at Friar Park and it was such an honor to be one of the first outsiders to enter the control room and mix the album,” said Yusuf.

“George Harrison has had an immeasurable influence on me spiritually from the beginning. He pioneered certain thoughts and ideas that extended eastward, and that was very important.” He continued. “If you listen to a few songs on this album, you’ll hear something like George’s spirit.” celebrated my birthday. Abbey Road Classic “Here Comes the Sun”.

Yusuf and Samwell-Smith will be working together on their next record, which will include bassist Bruce Lunch, keyboardist Peter Vettese, and drummer Russ Kunkel, as well as Yusuf’s longtime collaborators Kwame Yeboah and Eric Apapolei. has assembled an impressive group of musicians for

On October 19, 2022, at the Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, Yusuf performed his first public show since the start of the pandemic. On the album’s release date in June, he’ll be playing Glastonbury Festival in England.There are no other dates in the book, but a press release promises this will be a “wave of celebratory activity.” King of a Land.

king of a land Track list:

1. “Train on the Hill”
2. “King of a Land”
3. “Pagan Run”
4. “He is true”
5. “All Nights All Days”
6. “Another Night in the Rain”
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8. “Son of Mary”
9. “Highness”
10. “The Boy Who Knew How to Climb Walls”
11. How Good It Feels
12. Take the World Apart