Iconic recording artist Jimmy Somerville drops his newest album – Homage – on Tuesday and it is all about his love of classic disco. Real disco – the horns, the rhythm, the beat, the bass…
You like disco? Somerville has you covered.
Says Somerville:
“I’ve finally made the disco album I always wanted to and never thought could. If I was 15 again I’d buy it, sit on my bed, slowly open the gate-fold, slide out the vinyl, place it on the turntable then jump off the bed and imagine someone just passed me a tambourine…I’d be in heaven! The horns, the strings, the bass, the guitars, the drums, the backing vocals and the melody….the escape. So open your ears embrace the groove and pay homage to an all too easily derided sound … I LOVE Disco!”
With a career spanning over 30 years, you can hear the emphasis throughout the new album on achieving the musical authenticity of the original disco era Jimmy grew up with and loves so much.
Check out the first official music video below, and then head over to iTunes to download the album.
