On February 9, soul legend and proto-rap pioneer Gil Scott-Heron is releasing I’m New Here on XL (wait a second, I’m fairly sure he is not new here. Scott-Heron always says the darndest things!), his first LP since 1994’s Spirits.
Two songs off the album are currently streaming on Scott-Heron’s website. The first, “Me and the Devil,” is spaced-out soul, and Scott-Heron’s gravel-paved voice sounds like it may actually be bleeding profusely (check out the video for this track at the Chocolate Grinder). The second, “Where Did the Night Go,” is spoken word about putting on socks and writing letters and staying up late… but really obsessively, like a One Hour Photo-themed slumber party, only somewhat politically minded.
Here’s the tracklist:
01. On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 1)
02. Me and the Devil
03. I’m New Here
04. Your Soul and Mine
05. Parents (Interlude)
06. I’ll Take Care of You
07. Being Blessed (interlude)
08. Where Did the Night Go
09. I Was Guided (Interlude)
10. New York Is Killing Me
11. Certain Things (Interlude)
12. Running
13. The Crutch
14. I’ve Been Me (Interlude)
15. On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 2)
• Gil Scott-Heron: http://myspace.com/revolutionwillnotbetelevised
• XL: http://www.xlrecordings.com
