The Who (Roger & Pete) have just put out an advance single from their forthcoming album “Wire & Glass”, which will be out in October. It’s six short songs from what they’re calling “a mini-opera.” In an odd marketing move, it was released nearly everywhere except the US. I just got mine from Canada.
On first listen, it sounds pretty much like The Who. Except that they sound old. And tired. Pete sounds like a whole other person here - it’s kind of jarring to realize that it’s him singing. They’ve done the unthinkable… put out a song that namechecks a lot of other old artists. Maybe I’m cynical, but that always suggests to me that “we didn’t have a lot of ideas, so here’s a song that mentions people we admire.” Maybe it’s just me.
I wonder if it’ll get any airplay.
If anyone is interested in picking it up, it’s on amazon.