January 7, 2011
HE'LL HAVE TO GO SOME TO TRUMP HIS OWN EPONYMOUS DISC:
Robbie Robertson recruits Tom Morello and Trent Reznor for new album (Sean Michaels, 1/05/11, guardian.co.uk)
The Band's Robbie Robertson is to release his first album in 13 years. Although the LP includes three songs co-written by Eric Clapton, Robertson has clearly moved on from the Big Pink – How to Become Clairvoyant features appearances by Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. [...]Clapton performs on six tracks, and there are cameos from Steve Winwood, pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, and Morello. Reznor appears on just one song, providing "additional textures", Robertson explained, to an instrumental called Madame X. "It's a really cinematic piece of music. I wanted Trent to contribute something, and he understood exactly what I was talking about and did something completely beautiful and haunting."
One song, When the Night Was Young, is streaming now at 429 Records, with backing vocals from Angela McCluskey. It is mellow, soulful and name-drops Andy Warhol – Pretty Hate Machine, this is not.
