
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 Stand Up (1989 UK issue of the 1969 10-track vinyl LP on the white Chrysalis label, glossy gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light storage wear and the vinyl has just the odd light surface scuff - an excellent copy offered at an advantageous price CHR1042)
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JETHRO TULL Minstrel In The Gallery (80s US issue of the classic 1975 6-track LP on Chrysalis, blue/white label design. The picture sleeve (still in opened shrink) has no deletion cuts & remains in Excellent condition with just some minor shelf wear, comes with the Chrysalis clear inner and the vinyl shows only the lightest signs of play PV41082)
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JETHRO TULL 20 Years Of Jethro Tull (1988 UK 27-track compilation double LP featuring rare recordings, unreleased masters and essential Tull, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with family tree and track credits inside. The sleeve shows some edgewear with the beginnings of seam splitting to top edges and the vinyl looks barely played CJT7)
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JETHRO TULL Songs From The Wood (1977 UK first issue 9-track vinyl LP on the green Chrysalis label with '10th Set' matrices, a renowned Tull classic from their fabulous progressive-folk period, though this is folk like you've never heard, complete with Tull discography inner, song hype stickered picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing and some discolouration to the inner, with the vinyl remaining in excellent condition with few signs of play CHR1132)
- Jethro Tull - Crest Of A Knave - US - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.60, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2022 17:33)on May 19, 2022 at 9:33 am
JETHRO TULL Crest Of A Knave (1987 US 7-track LP, complete with lyric inner, picture sleeve with deletion hole. The sleeve has some minor edgewear with a small split to the inner & the vinyl looks barely played, priced advantageously OV41590)
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