Peter Gabriel releases the Bright-Side Mix of 'i/o' from his forthcoming album
He explained what 'i/o' means
It looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer to hear Peter Gabriel's 'i/o' album in full, but the singer has now released the Bright-Side Mix of the album's title track, and fans won't be disappointed.
Peter took to his social channels on 6th April to share the meaning behind the song and album's unusual name, as well as revealing the song was released to coincide with the pink moon.
The singer captioned the artwork: 'Today, on the pink full moon of April, Peter releases the Bright-Side Mix of the title track from his forthcoming album, i/o.
'‘This month the song is i/o and i/o means input/output. You see it on the back of a lot of electrical equipment and it just triggered some ideas about the stuff we put in and pull out of ourselves, in physical and non-physical ways.’ - pg'.
In a press release, Peter elaborated on the song and album's meaning saying: 'That was the starting point of this idea and then trying to talk about the interconnectedness of everything. The older I get, I probably don't get any smarter, but I have learned a few things and it makes a lot of sense to me that we are not these independent islands that we like to think we are, that we are part of a whole. If we can see ourselves as better connected, still messed up individuals, but as part of a whole, then maybe there's something to learn?'.
It was last summer that Peter's drummer Manu Katché first announced he was working on a new album, and there would be a tour in 2023.
The name 'i/o' has been circulating amongst fans for some time, and Peter also opened up about the album's title saying: "It's been around for a long time as a title for this project. I always knew I was going to write a song called i/o, but the title came first."
When is Peter Gabriel on tour?
Peter Gabriel will be on tour in June this year. The full list of dates is below:
June 2023
Birmingham, Utilita Arena - Sat 17th
London, The O2 - Mon 19th
Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena - Tue 20th
Glasgow, OVO Hydro - Thu 22nd
Manchester, AO Arena - Fri 23rd
Tickets to see Peter Gabriel are on sale now from Aloud.com
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