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Van Morrison - Remembering Now
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Track Listing / DescriptionA1 Down To JoyA2 If It Wasn't For RayA3 Haven't Lost My Sense Of WonderA4 Love, Lover and BelovedB1 Cutting CornersB2 Back To Writing Love SongsB3 The Only Love I Ever Need Is YoursB4 Once In A Lifetime FeelingsC1 Stomping GroundC2 Memories And VisionsC3 When The Rains CameD1 ColourblindD2 Remembering NowD3 Stretching OutVan Morrison will release his new album 'Remembering Now' on June 13th. It represents his first collection of original music since 2022 and also follows the acclaimed covers albums 'Moving On Skiffle' and 'Accentuate The Positive'. The album's launch is accompanied by the long-awaited single 'Down To Joy', which receives its first official release after memorably featuring in Kenneth Branagh's Oscar and BAFTA winning film 'Belfast'. LISTEN HERE.With 'Remembering Now', Van Morrison returns to the transcendent, uncategorisable rhapsodies that make him unique. Soul, jazz, blues, folk, country - this is music in conversation with all of them but limited by none. Its rich with hallmarks of classic Van Morrison, from dominant themes of love in spirit with the great 'Someone Like You' (the escapist romance of 'Once In A Lifetime Feelings', the self-deprecating candour of 'The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours') to specific references to locations from his youth in the title track and 'Stomping Ground'. The title of another song, 'When the Rains Came', echoes a lyric from his classic 'Brown Eyed Girl'.From the radiant opener, 'Down to Joy', to the joyously resilient 'Haven't Lost My Sense of Wonder', Van Morrison's voice, guitar and saxophone continue to mesmerise and he is surrounded, as always, by a fabulous band - Richard Dunn (Hammond organ), Stuart McIlroy (piano), Pete Hurley (bass) and Colin Griffin (drums and percussion) - who have worked with him since 'Three Chords and the Truth' in 2019.The single 'Down To Joy' feels like he has gone back to his soul and gospel roots, its strong emphasis on an uplifting big band arrangement with evocative strings providing fans with a taste of timeless sounds which represents the rest of the album.Beyond his key band members, 'Remembering Now' features an array of accomplished collaborators. Its strings were arranged and directed by Fiachra Trench (Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello), whose association with Van Morrison goes back to 'Avalon Sunset' in 1989. Those strings were performed by the Fews Ensemble led by Joanne Quigley.Other contributions come from Michael Beckwith, the founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, the renowned lyricist Don Black (Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Quincy Jones); and the acclaimed folk artist Seth Lakeman.
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