Another Space Oddity: David Bowie Set to Release ‘Blackstar’
- 9 years ago
Looks like David Bowie's momentarily come down to Earth from Mars.
The starman is set to release a new album, Blackstar, on January 8, according to the London Times.
The date marks another special occasion: Bowie's 69th birthday.
The newspaper reports that the album, which Bowie recorded with a group of jazz musicians at New York's Magic Shop, is "completely bonkers."
The seven-track album is said to be in the vein of avant-garde jazz, containing "Gregorian chants, a soul section, various electronic beats and bleeps, and Bowie's distinctive vocal."
The starman is set to release a new album, Blackstar, on January 8, according to the London Times.
The date marks another special occasion: Bowie's 69th birthday.
The newspaper reports that the album, which Bowie recorded with a group of jazz musicians at New York's Magic Shop, is "completely bonkers."
The seven-track album is said to be in the vein of avant-garde jazz, containing "Gregorian chants, a soul section, various electronic beats and bleeps, and Bowie's distinctive vocal."