December 22, 2024

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Famed PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. Bassist JAH WOBBLE Offers Sneak Peak Of Live Show Ahead Of Blockbuster North America Tour!

Audiences have been patiently awaiting the opportunity to catch a live performance from former-PiL innovator Jah Wobble ever since it was announced that the visionary figure and pioneering post-punk producer/multi-instrumentalist would be crossing the pond for a multi-week run on North American shores. Now that the wait is almost over, Wobble has just released an extended two-track single that offers a sumptuous taste of what’s in store for those lucky enough to score a ticket!

Recorded at the historic Lighthouse in Dorset, England, the single highlights two songs from PiL’s landmark 1979 Metal Box album, “Careering” and “No Birds (Do Sing),” which have been filtered, morphed and reinvented by Wobble and his longtime collaborator Jon Klein (Siouxsie & The Banshees/Specimen) in front of an enthralled audience. A studio version of “Careering” was featured on Wobble’s 2021 album Metal Box – Rebuilt In Dub, but as these live recordings show, Wobble’s stage performance offers an even more expansive vision of the songs, stretching them out into epic-length opuses and giving them room to breathe and grow into musical behemoths!

Stream/download the single:https://orcd.co/jahwobble_careeringnobirdsdosing

Wardle declares, “This show will knock your damn socks off! Guaranteed!”

For up-to-date tour information and tickets, please visit https://jahwobble.com/#live 

7/10 – Toronto, ONT – The Great Hall
7/11 – Detroit, MI – Third Man Records Cass Corridor
7/12 – Chicago, IL – Hideout
7/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever
7/17 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
7/19 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
7/20 – Seattle, WA – Triple Door
7/23 – Philadelphia, PA – The Lounge At World Cafe Live
7/24 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
7/25 – Boston, MA – City Winery

And be sure to check out Jah Wobble’s newest studio album A Brief History Of Now!

Order A Brief History Of Now CD/Vinyl:https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=jah+wobble+brief+history&post_type=product
Digital: https://orcd.co/jahwobble_abriefhistoryofnow
Order Metal Box – Rebuilt In Dub CD/Vinyl:https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=Jah+Wobble+-+Metal+Box+Rebuilt+in+Dub&post_type=product
Digital:https://orcd.co/jah_wobble_metal_box_rebuilt_in_dub

A Brief History Of Now Tracklist:

  1. Last Exit
  2. Wrong Side Of The Line
  3. SOO 135
  4. I Am, I Am, I Am
  5. Fashion World
  6. A Brief History Of Now
  7. I Am The Fly
  8. Driving
  9. This Is The Love
  10. Master Of Time
  11. 80 Beats Per Minute
  12. Socially Functioning Psychopath

Metal Box – Rebuilt In Dub Tracklist:

  1. Albatross
  2. Memories
  3. Swan Lake
  4. Poptones
  5. Careering
  6. Graveyard
  7. The Suit
  8. Socialist
  9. Public Image
  10. Fodderstompf