From Loudersound.
Jethro Tull have launched a video for Shoshana Sleeping, the first single to be taken from their upcoming album, The Zealot Gene, which is due to be released by InsideOut on January 28.
The Zealot Gene is Jethro Tull’s second studio album this century, and the first since The Jethro Tull Christmas Album in 2003. Alongside founder Ian Anderson, the current line-up of the band includes guitarist Joe Parrish-James, drummer Scott Hammond, pianist John O’Hara, and bassist David Goodier. Florian Opahle also plays guitar on the album.
The mythos and themes of Biblical storytelling are central to the lyrical content of the new album, as Anderson explains. “While I have a spot of genuine fondness for the pomp and fairytale story-telling of the Holy Book, I still feel the need to question and draw sometimes unholy parallels from the text,” he says. “The good, the bad, and the downright ugly rear their heads throughout, but are punctuated with elements of love, respect, and tenderness.”
Work began on The Zealot Game in 2017, and the album was originally slated for release in 2020 with a tour to follow, but it wasn’t to be. “It was so sudden,” says Anderson. “Amidst the concerns and warnings of the scientific community and a few more enlightened politicians, we all retreated in disbelief to our homes to wait out the storm.”
The Zealot Gene will be available in several formats, including two artbook editions: a limited edition 2CD+Blu-ray version, and a limited edition deluxe 3LP+2CD+Blu-ray set. Both artbook editions feature an additional CD of demos and initial ideas, and come with extensive liner notes and an interview with Anderson undertaken by No Man and Henry Fool singer/songwriter Tim Bowness.
There will also be a digipack CD and a 2xLP/CD edition. The Zealot Gene is available to pre-order now.
Jethro Tull: The Zealot Gene tracklist
1. Mrs. Tibbets
2. Jacob’s Tales
3. Mine Is The Mountain
4. The Zealot Gene
5. Shoshana Sleeping
6. Sad City Sisters
7. Barren Beth, Wild Desert John
8. The Betrayal Of Joshua Kynde
9. Where Did Saturday Go?
10. Three Loves, Three
11. In Brief Visitation
12. The Fisherman Of Ephesus
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JETHRO TULL Living In The Past (Late 1970s UK blue injection moulded label 7" single, also including Requiem, Chrysalis record company die-cut paper sleeve CHS2081)
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JETHRO TULL Crest Of A Knave (1987 UK 7-track LP, housed in a lightly textured picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve & vinyl are in Excellent condition with just a few minor cosmetic signs of wear or play CDL1590)
- Jethro Tull - A Passion Play - Sealed - UK - 4-CD set - £195.00, $259.35, €230.10 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2021 12:22)on November 28, 2021 at 2:33 pm
JETHRO TULL A Passion Play (2014 UK Special Edition four-disc set comprising a new stereo mix CD of the original album by Steven Wilson, while disc two contains a new Mr Wilson stereo mix of the earlier 'Château d'Hérouville' sessions. The firstDVD [audio & video] contains A Passion Play mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and PCM 96/24 PCM stereo. Also included is a flat transfer from the original master at PCM 96/24 stereo and video clips of The Story Of The HareWho Lost His Spectacles - an intro and outro film footage used in the Passion Play tour of 1973. The second DVD [audio only] contains The Château d'Hérouville Sessions mixed to 5.1 DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround sound and PCM 96/24 PCM stereo. All four discs are UNPLAYED 'as new' within the still sealed digibook packaging complete with the integral 80-page book containing an extensive article by Martin Webb on the preparation and recording of the album and the Château sessions that preceded it, along with Steven's thoughts on mixing the recordings, 1973 tour history and much more!)
- Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (New Shoes Edition) - Sealed - UK - 5-CD set - £125.00, $166.25, €147.50 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2021 12:46)on November 28, 2021 at 2:33 pm
JETHRO TULL Heavy Horses (2018 UK limited edition FIVE-DISC [3-CD/2-DVD] featuring the original 1978 album remixed to stereo and 5.1 surround by Steven Wilson with a selection of associated recordings along with recordings from a Berne Concertfrom May 1978 in stereo and 5.1 surround, mixed by Jakko Jakszyk with Bonus Material including promotional video footage. All five discs are UNPLAYED 'as new' housed in the sealed digibook complete with the integral 96-page bookcontaining an extensive article by Martin Webb, a track-by-track annotation by Ian Anderson and lyrics for the album / bonus tracks!)
- Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition (The Country Set) - Sealed - UK - 5-CD set - £275.00, $365.75, €324.50 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2021 13:09)on November 28, 2021 at 2:33 pm
JETHRO TULL Songs From The Wood 40th Anniversary Edition [The Country Set] (Rare 2017 UK Limited Edition FIVE-DISC [3-CD & 2-DVD] set comprising the 1977 album remixed to stereo and 5.1 surround by Steven Wilson, includes unreleased songs andalternative versions, plus audio & video of their November 1977 US live concert in stereo and 5.1 surround mixed by Jakko Jakszyk. All five discs are UNPLAYED 'as new' inside the still sealed digibook which comes complete with the integral 96-page booklet containing extensive notes by Martin Webb about the recording and touring of the album, track by track annotation of the album by Ian Anderson, lyrics and interview with album engineer Trevor White and more!)
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