John Oates will free up a brand new solo album titled Reunion on Might 17. He’s previewing the LP with the contemplative identify monitor, which you’ll pay attention under.
“The speculation for writing a track a few ‘Reunion’ got here to me once I started to take into consideration the real definition of the phrase,” Oates mentioned in a observation. “It got here in combination when my 100-year-old father instructed me that he was once making able to be in conjunction with my mom, who had gave up the ghost a while in the past. I sought after to put in writing in regards to the thought of reconnecting with essentially the most very important a part of our soul and our spirit.”
He persisted: “I introduced the theory to a co-writing consultation with a newfound buddy, A.J. Croce, a person with songwriting in his DNA and who’s each an awesome piano participant and somebody who I sensed would relate to this concept. The track flowed out in a couple of hours. Then I took it house and translated it into a mode that I may carry out on guitar. We recorded it in Nashville with a few of my perfect buddies and have been ready to seize the reality as I envisioned it to be. I’m hoping it method as a lot to you because it does to me, and if so, then that is my private definition of a ‘hit.’”
Reunion marks Oates’ first solo studio album since 2018’s Arkansas. He’ll strengthen the LP with a U.S. excursion. You’ll be able to see the entire record of dates under.
No ‘Reunion’ for Corridor & Oates But
Regardless of the identify of his new album, Oates has no longer but reunited along with his longtime songwriting spouse, Daryl Corridor. The singer filed a brief restraining order towards Oates in November, claiming Oates sought to promote his portion of Corridor & Oates’ three way partnership to the corporate Number one Wave, which might violate the phrases in their earlier industry settlement.
Oates mentioned in January that he couldn’t proportion information about the case however predicted “issues will paintings itself out and time will inform.” He added: “You’ll be able to’t forget about the truth that the Corridor & Oates catalog of hits and the 50-year profession will all the time trump virtually the rest that Daryl does on his personal or I do alone. Which is OK, as a result of I’m very pleased with that song. I’m in point of fact pleased with what Daryl and I created in combination.”
John Oates 2024 Excursion
April 4 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
April 5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Palace Theatre
April 6 – West Chester, PA @ Knauer PAC
April 9 – Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Efficiency Middle
April 10 – Bristol, TN @ Paramount Middle for the Arts
April 12 – Cornelius, NC @ Cain Middle for The Arts
April 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
April 18 – Columbia, TN @ Columbia State Neighborhood School
April 28 – Corona, CA @ Dos Lagos Amphitheater
Might 2-3 – Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Tool Museum
Might 7 – St. Louis, MO @ Town Vineyard
Might 8 – Chicago, IL @ Town Vineyard
June 7-8 – Cedaredge, CO @ Grand Mesa Songwriter Pageant
June 25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Corridor
June 26 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre + Ballroom
June 27 – Rochester, NY @ Rochester World Jazz Pageant
August 15 – Cape Might, NJ @ Cape Might Conference Corridor
August 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Philadelphia Folks Pageant
August 22 – Newton, NJ @ The Newtown Theater
August 24 – Beverly, MA @ The Cabot
August 25 – Nantucket, MA @ Dreamland
