It will be their second in two years after decades long gap
Author: Paul TraversPublished 18th Nov 2022
Jethro Tull have announced that they have finished recording their as yet untitled 23rd album, with a release date planned for next spring.
It’s a quick follow-up to ‘The Zealot Gene’, which was released in January of this year and represented their first studio album of all-original material since ‘J-Tull Dot Com’ in 1999.
Frontman and founder member Ian Anderson said: “We have been putting the finishing touches to the artwork for the album cover and wrapped up the recording and mixing a few weeks ago.
“It's a little too early just yet to tease you with titles, tracklists and content, but rest assured that it is all done and dusted as to mastering and the main elements of art and packaging. I hope you will like the concept and themes when I am ready to tell you more.
“It has been a long and tricky job to get the material recorded during a hectic schedule of touring in these last months. A day here, a day there and the odd burst of a few days together at some points along the way.”
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He continued: “I wrote the main themes and lyrics back in January of this year and sent the first demos to the band in February and March, much as I did with The Zealot Gene, back in 2017.
“Most of the recording took place in June and August with the stereo mixing done in September. My new pal Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief undertook to create the surround sound mixes and an alternative stereo mix too.”
Jethro Tull will continue to play in mainland Europe before returning to the UK for their annual Christmas shows, with further dates to follow in 2023.
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