From Loudersound.
The Who have released a new single, All This Music Must Fade. The track comes from their upcoming album Who, which will launch on December 6, and arrives three weeks after the band shared Ball And Chain.
Pete Townshend describes All This Music Must Fade as, “A song dedicated to every artist who has ever been accused of ripping off someone else’s song. Seriously? Our musical palette is limited enough in the 21st century without some dork claiming to have invented a common chord scheme.”
Roger Daltrey, who ends All This Music Must Fade by proclaiming, “Who gives a fuck?” says, “I think we’ve made our best album since Quadrophenia in 1973. Pete hasn’t lost it, he’s still a fabulous songwriter and he’s still got that cutting edge.”
Townsend adds: “This album is almost all new songs written last year, with just two exceptions. There is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs that I – and my brother Simon – wrote to give Roger some inspiration, challenges and scope for his newly revived singing voice.
“Roger and I are both old men now, by any measure, so I’ve tried to stay away from romance, but also from nostalgia if I can. I didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Memories are OK, and some of the songs refer to the explosive state of things today.”
All This Music Will Fade is available via streaming platforms now.
The Who will tour across the UK and Ireland throughout March and April next year, where they’ll be joined by a full orchestra. Tickets are on sale now.
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THE WHO Who Are You (1978 UK 9-track vinyl LP, the last to feature Keith Moon, who tragically passed away just three weeks after its release. The picture sleeve shows a few light scuff marks/edge wear, whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with only light cosmetic signs of wear. Essential for any collection! WHOD5004)
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THE WHO A Quick One (Rare 1972 German 2nd issue 10-track vinyl LP, pressed on the Polydor label, featuring the tracks Boris The Spider, Cobwebs And Strange and Whiskey Man, fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows sunfading to the spine and general wear, whilst the vinyl is Near Mint)
- The Who - Tommy - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $32.25, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 09:47)on April 5, 2025 at 3:21 pm
THE WHO Tommy (1981 German 24-track double vinyl LP, housed in an elaborate tri-fold glossy pocket sleeve with 12-page illustrated lyric booklet & '81' dated inners. The sleeve & vinyl discs are Near Mint) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Who - Sell Out - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $96.75, €88.50 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 09:56)on April 5, 2025 at 3:21 pm
THE WHO Sell Out (Rare original 1967 UK Track label 13-track stereo LP, within the classic laminated 'pop art' picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light signs of wear with no splits or tears; the vinyl has light scuffs and a handfull of deeper marks that result in medium pops, mostly lost in the mix leaving it a solid VG)
- The Who - Quadrophenia - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £50.00, $64.50, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2025 10:02)on April 5, 2025 at 3:21 pm
THE WHO Quadrophenia (Classic 1973 UK 17-track double vinyl LP, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with a deluxe forty-four page full size booklet containing pictures & lyrics to the album. The sleeve is Very Good with some scuffs & light paper marks/ringwear not uncommon, the booklet is loose but complete. Sides 1 & 4 show obvious 'marbling' (from decades inside the poly-lined inner sleeves) but after playtesting show no obvious deterioration in sound quality. An ideal play copy)
Pete Townshend’s vocal at the end.