Neil Finn
Phil Selway
Ed O’Brien
Johnny Marr
Sebastian Steinberg
Lisa Germano
Jeff Tweedy
John Stirratt
Glenn Kotche
Pat Sansone
Tim Finn
KT Tunstall
Liam Finn
Don McGlashan
Bic Runga
Glenn Richards
Elroy Finn
Sharon Finn
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We’re pleased to announce that “The Sun Came Out”, the 7 Worlds Collide double album, will be released through Columbia Records in the UK on 31st August. Release dates for other territories are 31 August (New Zealand), 4 September (Australia) and 29 September (USA), all through Sony.
This project has seen a return of familiar faces from the first 7 Worlds Collide album in 2001, such as Johnny Marr, Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway of Radiohead but this album, first and foremost presents the listener with new songs rather than interpretations of old favourites. ‘The Sun Came Out’ also features a whole host of new guest talents such as KT Tunstall and Wilco and heart stopping firsts, including Phil Selway's songwriting and vocal debut as well as dream collaborations such as those between Johnny Marr and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy; and KT Tunstall and Neil Finn. Recorded in just three weeks, beneficiaries of this album will be Oxfam - as well as music lovers worldwide.
At the heart of the record is Neil Finn. His enthusiasm and drive persuaded the likes of celebrated producer Jim Scott, Lisa Germano, Johnny Marr and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt and Glenn Kotche (amongst others) to spend their Christmas holiday in New Zealand and even interrupted KT Tunstall’s honeymoon in the process. The setting had its advantages though, as Neil notes, if the worst came to the worst the assembled cast could write it off as a holiday. Thankfully, the results mean that all those involved got both a holiday in one of the world’s most stunning landscapes and created some of the best music you will hear all year.
With families welcome, the studio became a constant whirl of creativity and energy throughout the three weeks allocated to create the record. Johnny Marr returned from a run on the beach with the basis of ‘Too Blue’, where Jeff Tweedy was waiting to add his talents; KT Tunstall stopped Neil retiring to his bed to complete ‘Hazel Black’; a wandering Johnny Marr added a chorus melody to Liam Finn’s ‘Red Wine Bottle’; Ed O’Brien fashioned ‘Bodhisattva Blues’ from a Tibetan chant. In this atmosphere, anything was possible and Neil’s wife Sharon found herself laying down her debut vocal on ‘Little By Little’ whilst Phil Selway also took his vocal bow and unveiled a hitherto unknown songwriting talent with his solo turn ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ in one take.
From Neil’s original doubts over the idea, “I thought, what is this? Is it just an ego thing" came a double album of astounding collaborations for the listener and amazing memories for all those concerned in the recording. At the centre of it all stands Neil Finn, too humble to take the glory himself, it is left to KT Tunstall to give the credit due to the man who made this happen: “It’s Neil. It all comes from him. There’s something about him that made everyone open up creatively”.
Jeremy Hobbs, Director of Oxfam International said: "7 Worlds Collide is a great project - I hope The Sun Came Out is a huge success. Not just because it's a unique musical experience but because each CD sold will make a difference - raising money to fund Oxfam's work to fight poverty."
Over Christmas and New Year, Neil Finn has been hosting his 2009 version of 7 Worlds Collide band, members including Radiohead’s guitarist and drummer Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr, founder member of The Smiths and current member of US alternate rock innovators Modest Mouse, New York avant-garde group Soul Coughing’s bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lisa Germano. These previous 7 Worlds Collide members have been joined by four members of Wilco: singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone. Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall is also present along with Neil’s musical friends from New Zealand, Don McGlashan, Bic Runga and Neil’s son and astounding musician in his own right, Liam Finn.
All proceeds from this very special recording will go to support the continuing great work of Oxfam International. Album release details will be released in the near future.
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Hello 7 Worlds Collide, Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends! We've added two blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our page. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too. We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy. Although it's not an original thought, it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other. We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large. What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology! ♫♫♫ Thom & Lorry Gambino ♫♫♫ New York, New York
Really enjoying the double CD. Appreciate all your hard work (even though it looked like you all had a lot of fun as well!) Good Luck to Oxfam in making the most out of this collaboration.
Amazing album featuring more talented musicians, singer-songwriters and great songs here than you can shake a large stick at! Rock On! ps Don't miss out Buy the Double CD so many great songs!
I have watched all the new videos of 7 Worlds... and I love it so much! Congratulations!
That's a great performance of the guys!! I appreciate the amazing songs so much too! I'd like to have been there seeing Live it!
I thinked very cool seeing Phil Selway singing with his beautiful voice.
ED O' BRIEN is gorgeous making the beautiful vocals, playing very well and with emotion! And Ed looks so good looking, sexy, of course!!! Ed makes the concert still the most better, no doubt!
ED is the guy!!!
Thanks a lot, Neil Finn for one more 7 Worlds Collide Concert and for invite fantastic musicians again.
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