Patti Smith to Release New Album ‘Banga’ on June 5

Patti Smith to Release New Album ‘Banga’ on June 5

Patti Smith has announced the June 5th release of her eleventh studio album, Banga.

Banga was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and produced by Patti Smith and her band. The album also features guests include Tom Verlaine, Jack Petruzzelli, Smith’s son Jackson and daughter Jesse Paris.

This highly-anticipated album marks Smith’s first collection of original material since 2004, when she made her debut with the critically-acclaimed Trampin’. April Fool the first single from Banga, (featuring Tom Verlaine) is available digitally today.

Inspired by Smith’s unique dreams and observations, Banga’s poetic lyrics are a reflection of our complex world – a world that is rife with chaos and beauty. Praised for her storytelling abilities, Smith has crafted an album that captures a wide range of human experience.

There is an exploratory spirit in the songs that make up Banga, including a melodic overture imagining the voyage of Amerigo Vespucci to the New World in 1497 (Amerigo), a rock song for the people of Japan in the wake of last years earthquake (Fuji-san), a classic ballad in memory of Amy Winehouse (This Is The Girl), an improvised meditation on art and nature (Constantine’s Dream) as well as a birthday song written for her friend Johnny Depp (Nine). Listeners of all generations will surely relate to the hope, humor, and humanity of Patti Smith’s adventurous new album.

The full track listing for Banga is as follows:

1. Amerigo
2. Fuji-san
3. April Fool
4. This is the Girl
5. Banga
6. Maria
7. Tarkovsky
8. Mosaic
9. Nine
10. Seneca
11. Constantine’s Dream
12. After the Gold Rush

April Fool is available on iTunes now.

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