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curt's new single to debut on january 24!
Posted on January 4th, 2010 at 4:10pm
Curt will release "All Is Love (featuring Zoë Keating)," his first new solo material in nearly two years, on January 24. 2010.
Smith is releasing "All is Love" via his KOOK Media label as a standalone single, which will be available in digital format from AmazonMP3, iTunes, CD Baby, thesixtyone and other online retailers.
Smith met guest artist Zoë Keating online. "I was looking for a cellist to play on the track and heard about Zoë through Twitter. I watched a few of her performances on YouTube and thought she was fantastic and innovative." He sent her the in-progress tracks, and a month or so later she hand-delivered her cello parts to a Tears For Fears concert outside of San Francisco. The two now plan to perform in concert, as a double bill, in March of this year (in the Los Angeles area, date and venue to be announced).
"All Is Love," began life as a demo track for a television pilot theme song (the original version, called "Halfway Home," streams on Smith's website). While the pilot didn't get picked up, Smith liked the musical idea he'd begun, and reworked it with longtime collaborator Charlton Pettus. In a departure from his usual lyrical themes of longing and loss, All Is Love's anthemic chorus ("When every mother's loving every son / When all is love, there'll be love for everyone") looks forward with hope to a time of peace and calm. "I was inspired by the 2008 U.S.presidential election" says Smith "The verses are about the negativity of all the advertising, whilst the chorus invokes the inspiration I felt about positive change."
Like Smith's previous solo effort "Halfway, pleased," he's releasing "All Is Love" under a Creative Commons license. The license Smith uses allows others to freely share, perform, and remix his work,so long as the uses are non-commercial, Smith is credited, and any derivative works carry the same license. "I'm a big fan of Creative Commons," Smith says."It's a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. It affords you the opportunity to set the ground rules of how people can use your music upfront."
Background vocalists on "All Is Love" include singer-songwriters Michael Wainwright (who opened for Tears for Fears on its 2009 U.S. tour) and Jason Joseph, as well as Pettus' daughter Georgica. Charlton Pettus and Smith share writing and production credits.
Smith plans to play several Los Angeles-area solo gigs in 2010, working around a busy schedule of Tears for Fears concert tours taking place in Australia, New Zealand, southeast Asia and the U.S. EastCoast. He'll continue to release new tracks as he completes them, with the possibility of compiling them into an album when he's got enough material.
Comments
Posted by jazzerholic on Friday, January 8, 2010 - 17:42.
March 23rd is perfect! Tuesday evening and most college stuff I'm working with my students are pretty much in the wraps by then! Count me in and Hope to see you all there you Krazy KOOKS!!! Oh yeah and you too Curt!!
Shakas Up!!!
Posted by yara on Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 23:51.
Ooooh bassoon..that's a tough instrument. I'm impressed Traci . I'll start warming up on my flute. Are you going to the LA show in March? I think I talked my hubby into taking some of his furlough days off that week, especially since the 22nd is my birthday and he had to go to Washington DC last year on my b'day. Cross your fingers that we can really make it!! It is about a 7, 8 or 9 hour drive depending on the traffic.
I'm hoping for a fun birthday in LA!!!
Yara
Posted by webwezal on Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 01:54.
This is great news... What a treat for the start of the new year. We get to hear a new song from you. Thank you for keeping us up to date. You're Mr. Coolness in my little world. :) TFF, more than an addiction!!
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Posted by Landru on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 01:49.
thanks for the link! I can't believe there was a song I never heard before just buried within this site somewhere. Hearing new material is exhilarating. I love everything Curt and Roland put out, whether as a solo effort or group, and I've been this big a fan since I was 12y/o. I agree that Halfway Home would benefit from some orchestral flourishes. Is Roland working on music these days?
Posted by Sheila on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 19:26.
It's on this site: http://www.curtsmithofficial.com/music/album/halfway-home
Sheila
Posted by SuzanneOlden on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 18:15.
Haven't been there for a bit, but Curt had it on his Myspace page on the music player. Btw Curt, it would be much appreciated if we could download that too!
Hope for the hopeless, prayer, faith without anger. We can change the world...
Suzanne Olden
Posted by SuzanneOlden on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 16:49.
Hooray!! I loved the demo of Halfway Home, so I can't wait to hear All Is Love :)
Ani, great idea! Flute and bassoon, maybe a little oboe? My daughter and I can provide the flute and oboe - Yara and I can harmonize on flute and my daughter can contribute the oboe...we'll be quite the quartet :)
Hope for the hopeless, prayer, faith without anger. We can change the world...
Suzanne Olden
Posted by MightyAni on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 10:05.
Ooooo, very much looking forward to your and Michael's voices dancing with Zoe's layered cello loops.
Congrats to all of you on having an idea, getting together, and making it happen.
Yara, how about a flute & bassoon duet some time? :]
Posted by Allison on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 08:59.
This is fantastic news! I can't wait to hear this song - we've been hearing so much about it, so happy it's coming out soon!
"...busy schedule of Tears for Fears concert tours taking place in Australia, New Zealand, southeast Asia and the U.S. EastCoast."
If I'm not mistaken, it sounds as if the US EastCoast tour is a go!!!!! You cannot believe how elated I am right now, oh thank you!!!!! :D :D
Posted by Sheila on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 06:21.
Fantastic news!!! I can't wait to hear your new song! Your voice and a cello....perfect!!!! Looking forward to attending your solo gigs!! Hmmmmmmmm I'll be in LA on the 22nd anything then? JK.
P.S. I almost bought a cello at the MaCabe gig....Mark had to hold me back:(
Sheila
Posted by yara on Monday, January 4, 2010 - 23:53.
Wow..has it really been almost 2 years already since you created new solo material? Time flies.
Can't wait to hear "All Is Love" Curt! I'm very excited about the possibility of March performance(s) in the LA area-my birthday month :0)
I imagine that Zoe and her cello playing will be a beautiful blend of musical joy with your voice. The theme of the song sounds wonderful and appropriate for the times we are living in. It's even inspiring me to play my flute a bit more often than a few times a year with my musician friends!
Happy New Year to all..
Yara
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