Reuters: Costello Heads 'North' on New Album
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Costello Heads 'North' on New Album
Thu June 26, 2003 04:10 AM ET
By Barry A. Jeckell
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Elvis Costello has dubbed his upcoming album "North."
Due Sept. 23 via Deutsche Grammophon, the album is comprised solely of
ballads.
"The record begins with a song called 'You Left Me In the Dark' and ends
with a track called 'I'm In the Mood Again,"' Costello explained in a
statement. "You have to listen to what goes on in between to find out why."
The collection will feature instrumentation ranging from a solo piano to an
enormous ensemble.
Along with frequent collaborator and Attractions/Imposters keyboardist Steve
Nieve, "North" features drummer Peter Erskine and double-bassist Mike
Formanek, as well as Costello's own piano work on the songs "Let Me Tell You
About Her" and "I'm In the Mood Again."
Written over the final months of 2002 and recorded in New York in April and
May, the album reunites Costello with the Brodksy Quartet. He last worked
with the string ensemble on 1993's "Juliet Letters" (Warner Bros.). On
"North," the group performs parts co-written by Nieve on the track "Still."
Costello and the Imposters begin a summer North American tour July 2 in
Toronto. It comes in support of the group's 2002 Island album "When I Was
Cruel," which debuted at No. 20 on The Billboard 200.
Reuters/Billboard
(Submitted by David Caplan)
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