• NEWS
  • REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EVENTS
  • VIDEOS

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest creative news from Blues Scene about music & art.

Exclusive Premiere: MEM_MODS Create Cinematic Suspense in ‘Midtown Miscommunication’

February 6, 2023

High Moon Records Unveils First-Ever Anthology From Singer-Songwriter Laurie Styvers

February 3, 2023

Exclusive: Sarah Rogo Premieres Video for ‘All of These Things Must Die’ From New Concept Album

February 3, 2023

Jefferson Berry Shares His ‘Dreams of Modern Living’

February 2, 2023
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Facebook Twitter Instagram Vimeo
American Blues SceneAmerican Blues Scene
  • NEWS
  • REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EVENTS
  • VIDEOS
American Blues SceneAmerican Blues Scene
Home»News»Billy Bragg Is ‘Mid-Century Modern’ On New Single
News

Billy Bragg Is ‘Mid-Century Modern’ On New Single

Lauren LeadinghamBy Lauren LeadinghamOctober 6, 2021Updated:October 6, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email VKontakte WhatsApp
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Today, Billy Bragg releases an introspective, wall-of-sound single about turning over a new leaf. “Mid-Century Modern” is from his forthcoming tenth studio album, The Million Things That Never Happened, which has been rescheduled to October 29th (with Vinyl LPs releasing on November 12th in the US).

The accompanying performance video is from a streamed concert, originally streamed last month via Stabal. You can access the concert until October 10. 

Elaborating on the meaning of the song, Bragg remarks, “As a mid century modern geezer, I’m aware that my notions of personal relationships were formed almost fifty years ago, likewise my politics. To cling to that and imagine that you’ve nothing to learn from younger generations, you’re in danger of becoming a dinosaur. Kids have got new priorities and new ideas. Thatcher’s dead. The world has moved on. I’m trying to respond to the things I’m hearing now, rather than reminding folk of ‘the good old days.’”

The musicians featured on the track are Billy Bragg (electric guitar & vocals), Romeo Stodart (acoustic gtr, bass, piano), Dave Izumi (Hammond organ), Joe Harvey Whyte (pedal steel, lap steel), and Darren Beckett (drums).

In addition to recording artist, live performer, and singer-songwriter/activist, Bragg is also a best-selling author/musicologist. In 2017 he released Roots, Radicals & Rockers – How Skiffle Changed the World and, more recently, The Three Dimensions of Freedom.

The Million Things That Never Happened track listing:

  1. Should Have Seen It Coming
  2. Mid-Century Modern
  3. Lonesome Ocean
  4. Good Days And Bad Days
  5. Freedom Doesn’t Come For Free
  6. Reflections On The Mirth Of Creativity
  7. The Million Things That Never Happened
  8. The Buck Doesn’t Stop Here No More
  9. I Believe In You
  10. Pass It On
  11. I Will Be Your Shield
  12. Ten Mysterious Photos That Can’t Be Explained

 

Billy Bragg 

The Million Things That Never Happened – Choose music service

 

*Feature image credit: American Blues Scene’s Phil Solomonson / Philamonjaro

 

 

Billy Bragg Mid-Century Modern Single The Million Things That Never Happened Video
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email WhatsApp
Previous ArticleGuitar Stylist Steve Hill Takes On Robert Johnson’s ‘Hellhound On My Trail’
Next Article Steve Martin Banjo Prize Announces 2021 Winners
Lauren Leadingham

Director of Content

Related Posts

Exclusive Premiere: MEM_MODS Create Cinematic Suspense in ‘Midtown Miscommunication’

February 6, 2023

High Moon Records Unveils First-Ever Anthology From Singer-Songwriter Laurie Styvers

February 3, 2023

Exclusive: Sarah Rogo Premieres Video for ‘All of These Things Must Die’ From New Concept Album

February 3, 2023

Full Winners List for 2023 International Folk Music Awards

February 2, 2023

Comments are closed.

Advertisment
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Videos
  • About

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.