Description
Hope and Fury is the new studio album by Grammy-winning artist Joe Jackson, written and recorded between Berlin and New York City.
The album features nine new songs performed with Jacksons longtime band Graham Maby (bass), Teddy Kumpel (guitar), Doug Yowell (drums) and Peruvian percussionist Paulo Stagnaro.
Produced by Joe Jackson with Patrick Dillett, Hope and Fury marks a return to what Jackson calls his own mainstream: sophisticated pop songs drawing from rock, jazz, funk, and Latin influences or, in his words, Bicoastal LatinJazzFunkRock.
Opening track Welcome to Burning-By-Sea describes a fictional seaside town inspired Jacksons hometown Portsmouth a sharp portrait that becomes a microcosm of an entire country. End of the Pier contrasts British life in 1922 with its post-pandemic reflection a century later, while Im Not Sorry, Fabulous People, and Do Do Do showcase Jacksons trademark humour, from biting sarcasm to playful mockery. Other highlights include the bittersweet Made God Laugh and the tender closing ballad See You In September.
Musically, Hope and Fury recalls the spirit of 1982s Night and Day, 1991s Laughter and Lust, and 2019s Fool. Like those albums, it overflows with great tunes, clever lyrics, and groove with Jacksons vocals and keyboard playing as strong as ever.
- 1Welcome to Burning-By-Sea
- 2I’m Not Sorry
- 3Made God Laugh
- 4Do Do Do
- 5Fabulous People
- 6After All This Time
- 7The Face
- 8End of the Pier
- 9See You in September
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