Roger Waters Offers Preview of First Album in 25 Years
Roger Waters is giving fans an initial taste of his first album of new material in 25 years.
The former Pink Floyd member posted a brief clip on Instagram of himself in the studio playing bass. He's sitting at a mixing board with producer Nigel Godrich (who's worked with Paul McCartney and Radiohead, among others) next to him.
You can listen to the snippet, which sounds like prime Floyd, below.
In addition to the above clip, Waters posted a photo of himself and Godrich taking a break during the album's sessions.
Waters said last year that he'd begun recording his first set of new songs since 1992's Amused to Death. “We’ve got some really good work in the can,” he told Rolling Stone in October. “We did some work in London and in Los Angeles.”
At first, Waters was planning another concept record -- like his previous solo albums, Amused to Death, 1987's Radio K.A.O.S and 1984's The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, as well as several Pink Floyd LPs -- but he said that Godrich helped him narrow its focus by cutting parts of the original theme.
“I wrote this whole thing – part magic carpet ride, part political rant, part anguish,” Waters said. “I played this to Nigel, and he goes, “Oh, I like that little bit” – about two minutes long – “and that bit.” And so we’ve been working.”
Even though it's been a quarter century since his last album, Waters has been busy. He resurrected The Wall onstage and made a movie about it, played the successful Desert Trip festival last year and announced another tour for later this year. You can see all the dates for the run, which starts in May, below.
Roger Waters 2017 Tour Dates
May 26 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
May 28 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
May 30 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
June 1 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
June 3 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
June 7 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
June 12 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
June 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Gila River Arena
June 16 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
June 20 - Los Angeles, CA - STAPLES Center
June 21 - Los Angeles, CA - STAPLES Center
June 24 - Seattle, WA - Tacoma Dome
July 3 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
July 6 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
July 11 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
July 13 - Miami, FL - AmericanAirlines Arena
July 16 - Atlanta, GA - Infinite Energy Arena
July 18 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
July 20 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
July 22 - Chicago, IL - United Center
July 23 - Chicago, IL - United Center
July 26 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
August 2 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 4 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
August 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
August 9 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
September 7 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
September 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
September 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
September 15 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
September 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
September 27 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
September 28 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
October 2 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
October 3 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
October 6 - Quebec City, QC - Videotron Centre
October 10 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
October 16 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
October 24 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
October 28 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
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