thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison, Jeremy Faccone, Nick Fyffe, Jonathan Sadoff, Frank Zummo and Paul Hicks) announce the release of their second digital EP, EP002 out September 27th through Harrison's own H.O.T Records Ltd. The band also announces two shows at Pearl Jam 20 Festival on September 3rd and 4th in Alpine Valley, WI.
EP002 was created in Los Angeles and outside London. Featured in the collective spirit of thenewno2, the EP features guest appearances with RZA, Crisis, Sir Eyes, and Regina Spektor. World-renowned street artist Ben Eine created original artwork for the release. Like EP001, a limited edition CD will be available via the bands web-store.
Ep002 Track Listing:
1. Wide Awake 2. Mr. President (Featuring RZA, Crisis, and Sir Eyes) 3. Live a Lie (Featuring Regina Spektor) 4. Mr. President (pHd 'One Nation' Remix)
The EP comes in the wake of the band's 2008 critically acclaimed debut, You Are Here. After wrapping their national tour Harrison focused on his front-man side project, Fistful of Mercy featuring Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur. Their debut was released in October 2010 and was named "One of the Best Side Projects of 2010" by NPR.
Currently, thenewno2 is back in the studio and finalizing their sophomore album due out in early 2012.
Re: Группа thenewno2 ( Dhani Harrison и thenewno2 ) Автор:Лена me mineДата: 30.08.11 09:47:28
Last year, Dhani Harrison focused his attention on his supergroup Fistful of Mercy – which also featured Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur. With that project on break, Harrison has returned to his band thenewno2. The group's new EP EP002 is coming out on September 27th, but you can get an exclusive download of the track "Live A Lie" here: http://mp3.rollingstone.com/download/03LiveALie_FeaturingReginaSpektor.mp3 , which features a guest appearance by Regina Spektor. RZA also guests on another song on the EP. "Regina is a good pal," says Harrison. "RZA too. We have had loads of time hanging out talking about stuff. We just finally got around to [recording together.] I deeply enjoy playing with both of them."
Thenewno2 plan to release their second album sometime next year. "It's nearly done," says Harrison. "We stopped to finish the EP, but we are pretty much there. It's looking like a record."
Re: Группа thenewno2 ( Dhani Harrison и thenewno2 ) Автор:Лена me mineДата: 26.08.11 18:01:15
Just days before its Monday night appearance at Hollywood's Bardot, Dhani Harrison's collective thenewno2 has unveiled its new RZA-bolstered track, "Mr. President." The song is the centerpiece of a four-song EP, "EP002," due Sept. 27, through the band's own Hot Records.
"Mr. President" sees the groove-focused, electronic-enhanced collective focusing less on its atmospheric side and wholeheartedly embracing a more digital presentation. What surprises, perhaps, is how effortlessly the act segues into hip-hop, as Harrison's soft and familiar vocals provide a grounded counterbalance to RZA's political verses. The cut, which also features RZA pals Crisis and Sir Eyes, is a short, fast and direct take on class warfare, targeting its ire largely at the previous American presidential administration.
Harrison -- yes, the son of George -- considers thenewno2 more of a collective with varied technological pursuits rather than a typical group. "We're all studio nerds -- that's who I've surrounded myself with," Harrison told the Los Angeles Times of the act's approach back in 2009. "Every single person in the band is also a mix engineer or a soundtrack engineer or a composer or a filmmaker or some other kind of nerd. I design video games -- that's my nerdy side."
Thenewno2 is currently in the midst of recording the follow-up to 2008's "You Are Here," and intends to have the album ready for 2012 release. As for "EP002," RZA isn't the only A-list guest, as Regina Spektor makes an appearance on "Live a Lie." The EP is rounded out by a track called "Wide Awake" and a remix of "Mr. President."
Re: Группа thenewno2 ( Dhani Harrison и thenewno2 ) Автор:Лена me mineДата: 26.08.11 17:59:00
это было феерично :) вот как надо быть молодым :) спасибо и публике, как хорошо, что нас было много и мы так понравились Джону, что он отыграл почти 2 часа в голове звучит джем из Don't You Wish It Was True и I Put A Spell On You...
Re: Группа thenewno2 ( Dhani Harrison и thenewno2 ) Автор:Лена me mineДата: 25.06.11 01:03:43