Pat Metheny, “It Starts When We Disappear”
Pat Metheny has shared the uplifting and harmonically dense “It Starts When We Disappear,” the lead single from his rocking forthcoming live album SIDE-EYE NYC, recorded just before the pandemic and due out September 10 via BMG Modern Recordings. The LP features him alongside a rotating ensemble, performing new originals and inventive reworkings of some of his most beloved compositions. SIDE-EYE NYC is Metheny’s second full-length, following his multi-movement acoustic guitar LP Road to the Sun, released earlier this year. You can pre-order it here.
Kurt Elling, “Manic Panic Epiphanic”
Kurt Elling has released “Manic Panic Epiphanic,” the groove-laden, funky new single from his forthcoming album, SuperBlue. Pre-order it here. The record is due out October 8 and features him alongside guitarist Charlie Hunter and the Butcher Brown rhythm section with drummer Corey Fonville and bassist/keyboardist DJ Harrison. The band will make its live debut, performing songs from the new album, at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival on July 13. Check out Elling’s upcoming live dates here.