Colin Hay, former lead singer of Men at Work, continues to carve out a successful solo career with the release of his new album, Next Year People, due on February 17 from Compass Records.
The new album continues Hay’s tradition of catchy melodies with insightful lyrics. According to a press release:
Some of the songs are based on Colin’s personal experiences such as Waiting in the Rain, written about his parents and the almost mystical experience he had growing up in a music shop in Scotland, surrounded by instruments and a constant stream of 50′s and 60′s radio hits.
The album’s title track, Next Year People, is a stand out composition – a stark but beautiful homage to the depression-era farmers who kept going by holding on to hope that next year would be better. “They kept doing the same thing and expecting a different result,” explains Colin. “I can relate, although their situation was so much more bleak.”
The album was produced by Hay and Chad Fischer and includes a band featuring Larry Goldings on piano, Jeff Babko (Jimmy Kimmel) on B3, and Colin’s wife, vocalist Cecilia Noel. Guesting are two recent musical emigrants from Cuba, San Miguel Perez and Yosmel Montejo.
To give everyone a taste of the new set, Hay has released the track Trying to Get to You.
Colin Hay, the Noise11 interview
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