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The Black Sorrows Give You A Second Taste of ‘Citizen John’

by Paul Cashmere on February 7, 2019

in News

The Black Sorrows have released a second taste of their upcoming 20th album ‘Citizen John’.

“I’m on my 49th album. 21st with the Black Sorrows,” says Joe Camilleri. “So there’s a lot of sins I got to repent.”

‘Wednesday’s Child’ is ‘Citizen John’s opening track.

Joe Camilleri is proud of the relevancy the band has today. “I’m not a heritage act. I’ve never been a heritage act. I’ve always been a constant player. The Sorrows continue to thrive and grow not because we’re an ‘80s band, or a ‘90s band, or any other kind of band,” he says.

“We exist because of the now. Just treat me like a new act,” he says. “It’s just that this one’s got a very old face.”

The first song we heard from ‘Citizen John’ was Joe Camilleri’s cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Silvio’.

Citizen John Album
The Black Sorrows
Out Friday 29 March 2019 through Bloodlines
Deluxe Edition with bonus live tracks available for a limited time only

Citizen John tracklist:
1. Wednesday’s Child
2. Brother Moses Sister Mae
3. Lazy Slide Guitar
4. Way Below The Heavens
5. Worlds Away
6. Wild Times
7. Messiah
8. Storm The Bastille
9. Play It Sentimental
10. Citizen John
11. Silvio
12. Lover I Surrender
13. Wednesday’s Child (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
14. Do I Move You (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
15. Silvio (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
16. Lover I Surrender (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
17. Way Below The Heavens (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
18. Down Home Girl (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
19. Brother Moses Sister Mae (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
20. Citizen John (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)
21. The Honeydripper (Live) – Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition only)

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES:

Friday 15 February
Bay Central Tavern | Hervey Bay, QLD

Saturday 16 February
Anges Waters Blues & Roots Festival | Anges Waters, QLD

Thursday 21 February
Garden Of Unearthly Delights | Adelaide, SA

Friday 22 February
Old Mill Inn | Hahndorf, SA

Saturday 23 February
Coopers Inn | Wallaroo, SA

Sunday 24 February
Blues Brews And BBQ | Hobart, TAS

Sunday 17 March
By The C at Leura Park Estate | Geelong, VIC

Sunday 17 March
John Power Memorial Concert at Memo Music Hall | St Kilda, VIC

Friday 22 March
The Star Hotel | Gundagai, NSW

Saturday 23 March
Rewind In The Vines | Griffith, NSW

Friday 29 March
The Palms At Crown | Melbourne, VIC

Sunday 31 March
Royal Hotel | Meredith, VIC

Friday 5 April
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre | Mandurah, WA

Saturday 6 April
Bridgetown Hotel | Bridgetown, WA

Sunday 7 April
By The C | Cottesloe Beach, WA

Thursday 11 April
Camelot Lounge | Marrickville, NSW

Friday 12 April
Dee Why RSL | Dee Why, NSW

Saturday 13 April
Belmont 16s | Belmont, NSW

Sunday 14 April
By The C | Wollongong, NSW

Thursday 18 April
Byron Bay Bluesfest | Tyagarah, NSW

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

Thursday 25 April
PizzaExpress Live | Maidstone, UK

Friday 26 April
Nell’s Jazz & Blues | London, UK

Saturday 27 April
Nidaros Blues Festival | Trondheim, Norway

Tuesday 30 April
på Hjörnet | Nesbyen, Norway

Wednesday 1 May
John DEE | Oslo, Norway

Thursday 2 May
Folk & Rock | Malmo, Sweden

Friday 3 May
Bryggerhuset | Halden, Norward

Saturday 4 May
Portalen | Copenhagen, Denmark

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