The Who‘s
Pete Townshend has said he’s ready to record a new album with the band
post-lockdown.
The band, who
released their last album ‘WHO’ in 2019, this month cancelled their upcoming UK
and Ireland tour due to ongoing coronavirus concerns.
Speaking to
Uncut, Townshend said he’s been working on new music during the pandemic and
“wants to make another” record after lockdown if it makes financial sense.
“There’s
pages and pages of draft lyrics,” he said, adding: “If the moment comes, I’ll
go in and start.”
Reviewing
‘WHO’, the band’s first album in 13 years, NME wrote: “‘WHO’ either recaptures
the band’s root ferocity or explores new territory with style: the smoky tango
of ‘She Rocked My World’, with Daltrey growling like Tom Waits on Viagra, or
‘Break The News’, a folk rocker with a contemporary Mumford crunch.
“Keep denying
that curtain, boys, we’ll tell you when you finally get old.”
Cancelling
their upcoming 10-date jaunt around the UK and Ireland, which was due to kick
off in Dublin on March 5 and end in Manchester on March 29, Townshend and Roger
Daltrey said: “We are very sorry that we have to cancel our planned March 2021
UK and Ireland shows.
“Please excuse the delay but we wanted to wait as long as possible to see if we could indeed play them. However, as you can see the current situation makes this impossible. Thanks for all your wonderful support and we hope to see you in the future when conditions allow.”
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