In late February, our favorite (one and only) Modfather, Paul Weller, was awarded NME's "Godlike Genius Award" and is now in the company of several honorees including The Cure, Primal Scream, Ian Brown, New Order, and Jane's Addiction (among others). Weller's forthcoming tenth studio album, 'Wake Up the Nation', was set to drop in the beginning of March (March 4th, 2010), but on March 2nd it was announced on paulweller.com (Paul's official site) that the single release, double A-side "Wake Up The Nation/No Tears To Cry" would fall forward to April 12th, 2010 with the official full-length to hit a week later, on April 19th, 2010.
Pre-sales are still being shown as available at several different online shoppes including amazon.com, yeproc.com, HMV.com, and of course paulweller.com via townsendrecords.co.uk with the web site stating, "Apologies to all the fans - we hope you can hang on just that little bit longer. We promise you it'll be worth the wait." (from paulweller.com) We hope to post further information as soon as we hear more news on the upcoming single and album song previews. With only one single released, the fast and loud rocker "7&3 is the Strikers Name", fans are beginning to get excited anticipating any new updates. U.S. tour dates will be announced soon according to Yep Roc.
"A departure stylistically from last year's more pastoral 22 Dreams, Wake Up is lean, mean and as uncompromisingly focused as it's maker, Wake Up the Nation also brings Paul Weller full circle: twenty-eight years on from The Jam's split, two tracks feature the former bassist Bruce Foxton. The album also sees contributions from My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, The Move's Bev Bevan and legendary session drummer Clem Cattini." (yeproc.com)
Wake Up the Nation track-listing:
1. Moonshine
2. Wake Up The Nation
3. No Tears To Cry
4. Fast Car/Slow Traffic
5. Andromeda
6. In Amsterdam
7. She Speaks
8. Find The Torch, Burn The Plans
9. Aim High
10. Trees
11. Grasp and Still Connect
12. Whatever Next
13. 7&3 Is The Strikers Name
14. Up The Dosage
15. Pieces of a Dream
16. Two Fat Ladies
Deluxe Edition (as featured in the 2nd-disc bonus):
1. Wake up The Nation (Zinc\x{2019}s Crack House Remix)
2. Fast Car Slow Traffic (Erland & Carnival Carnivalization)
3. Grasp & Still Connect (The Bees Version)
4. She Speaks (Tunng Remix)
5. Andromeda (Richard Hawley Remix)
6. In Amsterdam (Noonday Underground Remix)
7. No Tears To Cry (Leo Zero Remix)
8. Find the Torch, Burn The Plans (Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Remix)
9. Aim High / Pieces of a Dream (The Amorphous Androgynous Remix) Part 1: Aim High (Aim Higher)
10. Aim High / Pieces of a Dream (The Amorphous Androgynous Remix) Part 2: Pieces Of A Dream (A Dream In Pieces)
11. Aim High / Pieces of a Dream (The Amorphous Androgynous Remix) Part 3: Aim High (The Higher Aim)
12. Aim High / Pieces of a Dream (The Amorphous Androgynous Remix) Part 4: Aim High (Like Water Needs A Flower)
13. Pieces Of A Dream (Bonus track)
14. Grasp & Still Connect (Bonus track)
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