New Ray Davies Album 'Americana' Out April 21 2017

Stars and stripes...purple mountains majesties...and Ray.

EDIT: Sir Ray.

 

Amazon Blurb:
This is Ray Davies' first new album in 10 years. It follows his acclaimed 2013 memoir of the same name, and uses the book as both source material and jumping off point. Davies wrote and arranged all the music on 'Americana' and co-produced the album with Guy Massey and John Jackson with the Jayhawks serving as Davies' backing band. 'Americana' was recorded in London at Konk Studios, the legendary studio founded by The Kinks in 1973.
The album is an autobiographical work, taking inspiration from the vital role America has played in Davies' life over five decades. It also features a number of short spoken-word passages from the memoir. In Davies' own words, "America is such a big story, a vast landscape, you can get lost in it. It's possible in America to go ahead and have a new start somewhere."

 

I'm in!!!

 

Not a bad deal for the preorder on Amazon.co.uk. Just over £17 shipped to Canada. For some reason the album price was only £14+ at checkout when the list price itself was over £17.

 

That's because they take the VAT off when you ship to a foreign address.

 

Fantastic choice, pre-ordered!

 

Wonderful news. Workingman's Cafe is good stuff with Other People's Lives close behind. I wonder if there will be a single.

Both of those albums were a bit loud so hopefully Ray turns it down a fraction for this, although I'm not counting on it.

Incidentally, am I imagining it that Konk was going to sold/taken apart a while ago?

 

I loved the last two Ray Davies solo albums... they were very good with some great tracks & some of my love from them involves the velocity of my happy shock, after having really disliked the last 3 Kinks releases before that...

So I'm very excited & cautiously hopeful about this one!

 

The new Mojo is out tomorrow here, so I'll report back.

 

The Jayhawks also backed Dave Davies on this track.

 

Ray is always overly optimistic when it comes to album releases. As mentioned earlier, Americana was supposed to come out about 6-12 months after Working man's Cafe came out. Instead, it took 10 years. So maybe Ray is HOPING to have a quick followup (or an Americana Part II). But unless that second album is all recorded already and just waiting, I'd be very surprised to see a second Ray album anytime soon.

 

I almost died of joy reading this. Is this true ?

 

So will he be writing about America this time?great new song with the Jayhawks

The Kinks' Ray Davies Teams Up With The Jayhawks On 'Poetry' »

 

^^^Thank you, Mazzy, for posting that!

 

Now on Amazon USA for pre-order:

CD:
Ray Davies - Americana - Amazon.com Music »

Vinyl:
Ray Davies - Americana - Amazon.com Music »

 

Got a bit of this going on.

 

It's not all music on the new cd. Some spoken word passages.

 

The Kinks' Ray Davies Teams Up With The Jayhawks On 'Poetry' »

This is a link to the first single, Poetry, from the album on NPR All Songs Considered

 

Nice

 

A no brainer purchase! Really enjoyed the last two solo albums, especially WORKING MANS CAFE, never thinking it would be nine years until the next one! Hope its also released on LP, well, double LP - with 15 new songs.

 

It just so happens that I have tickets to see the Jayhawks @ Tarrytown Music Hall, NY on the release date, 4/21/2017.

I wonder if there will be any surprise guests?

 

I love working man's cafe....haven't heard other people's lives yet, need to grab it

Can't wait for Americana

 

Ordered the CD and LP. Then there's volume two due out later this year as well. Still money well spent.

 

I'm a big fan id the Kinks (my second all time fave band) but I have to say all that I've been luke warm to all of his solo albums. Something about the bands, the arrangements... they just aren't fully realized to me. I can't say or blame them as being rushed, since the Kinks albums were done pretty fast back in the day, but times are different now.

So far I LOVE this new song. The background vocals that come in out out could have been more fully realized IMHO (wouldn't a higher Dave harmony be perfect?), but I generally like this sound with the Jayhawks -a band I love and have seen many times. Are they on every track or just this one? That is my concern. I really dislike when an album has different backing bands and production values. Love a singular vision which Ray usually has. But of late, not so pin-pointed.

 

I'm pulling for you that Jon Bon Jovi shows up and duets on all the songs with Ray!