JIMMY CLIFF TO RELEASE REBIRTH ON JULY 17, 2012,
VIA UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES
NEW STUDIO ALBUM PRODUCED BY GRAMMY®AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER AND RANCID FRONTMAN TIM ARMSTRONG
June 19, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA - Universal Music Enterprises today announced it will release REBIRTH, the new studio album from Grammy® Award-winning musician, actor, singer, songwriter and producer Jimmy Cliff, on Tuesday, July 17, 2012.
"I was inspired to re-visit my musical past and decided to go back to my roots on this record," said Cliff. "REBIRTH is a new chapter in my life and signifies a rebirth in my career and all I have left to accomplish."
REBIRTH once
again pairs the reggae superstar with the award-winning producer and
punk legend Tim Armstrong, who produced the thirteen-track album.
Armstrong also produced Cliff's Sacred Fire EP which was released late in 2011, and Rolling Stone magazine hailed the music as Cliff's "best music in decades."
"Jimmy
is one of my musical heroes and I've been responding to his music my
entire life," said Armstrong. "I enjoy the creative spontaneity of
collaborating with other people. I always want to try new things. It's
the type of creative energy I have."
Together
they bring fire to both compelling Cliff originals and a couple of
pointedly chosen covers. "World Upside Down" and "One More" show an
artist as engaged with - and troubled by - the state of the world as
much as he was when he made such landmark songs as "You Can Get It If
You Really Want" and the title song of the movie The Harder They Come,
both game-changers that will mark their 40th anniversary this year. A
version of the Clash's "The Guns of Brixton" taps into the popular
uprisings for freedom in the Middle East, not to mention the recent
London riots, which took place as sessions for the album were underway.
Rancid's affectionate portrait "Ruby Soho" brings the generations
together, a full-circle journey of icon and acolytes.
The first single from REBIRTH
will be the track "One More," which serves as a personal statement of
purpose and a promise to both himself and the world affirming that he
has much left to do. "'One More' kind of speaks to that," says Cliff.
"One more shot at the prize. One more shot at the goal. Straight from
the soul and in control." "One More" will be released digitally on June
26th and is available for free download for one week.
Cliff
is currently touring the world and kicked off the U.S. leg on June 5,
2012, in Brooklyn, NY, at Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala and
Concert at Prospect Park Bandshell. Listen to the performance in its
entirety via NPR Music HERE. The following night Cliff performed on The Late Show with David Letterman. His performance of "One More" can be viewed HERE. See below for a complete list of remaining tour dates.
JIMMY CLIFF TOUR DATES
JUNE
19 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
21 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel (Pool Stage)
22 - Inglewood, CA - Hollywood Park
23 - Boonville, CA - Mendocino County Fairground
24 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
27 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
29 - Milawaukee, WI - Summerfest
JULY
1 - Queens, NY - Roy Wilkens Park
2 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head
4 - Louisville, KY - Waterfront Independence Festival
6 - Sursee, Switzerland - Summer Sound Openair
7 - La Perrière (Normandy), France - Les Estivales de la Perrière
8 - Turku, Finland - Ruis-Rock Festival
12 - La Grande-Motte, France - Theatre de Verdure
14 - Guildford, UK - Guilfest
16 - Madrid, Spain - Veranos De La Villa
19 - Manosque, France - Festival Musiks à Manosque
22 - Pfaeffikon, Switzerland - Reeds Festival
27 - Malmesbury, UK - WOMAD Festival
28 - Dorset, UK - Camp Bestival
29 - Selestat, France - Lez' Arts Sceniques
AUGUST
1 - Stockholm, Sweden - Grona Lund
3 - Gignac, France - Festival Ecaussyteme
4 - Crozon, France - Festival du Bout du Monde
6 - London, UK - Indigo 2
8 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
10 - Bildein, Austria - Picture On Festival
REBIRTH TRACKLISTING
1. World Upside Down
2. One More
3. Cry No More
4. Children's Bread
5. Bang
6. Guns Of Brixton
7. Reggae Music
8. Outsider
9. Rebel Rebel
10. Ruby Soho
11. Blessed Love
12. Ship Is Sailing
13. One More (Alternate Version)
"Legendary reggae of The Harder They Come fame teams with Operation Ivy and Rancid founder Armstrong to celebrate the collision of roots reggae and punk rock."
Los Angeles Times
"The importance of Jimmy Cliff - not to mention his general coolness - cannot be overstated."
Stereogum
Watch Jimmy in studio with Tim Armstrong:
www.jimmycliff.com
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