Fifty-five years after they made their first recordings, The Who is back with their first new album in thirteen years.Sie sind wieder da: Nach 13 langen Jahren veröffentlichen The Who 2019 ein neues Album: »Who« heißt die mittlerweile zwölfte Platte der britischen Rocklegenden, der Nachfolger von »Endless Wire« aus dem Jahr 2006.

Elf neue Songs haben Roger Daltrey und Pete Townshend dafür geschrieben und aufgenommen. Am Schlagzeug saß dabei kein Geringerer als Zak Starkey. Der Sohn von Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr unterstützt die Band bereits seit einiger Zeit auf der Bühne.

Um die Produktion von »Who« kümmerten sich neben Townshend ein paar absolute Hochkaräter: D. Sardy (Noel Gallagher, Oasis, LCD Soundsystem und Gorillaz) und Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Roger Daltrey, Wilko Johnson).

The Who has one of the greatest rock legacies in music history, they’re one of the all-time great live bands, have sold over 100 million records world including 9 US & 10 UK top ten albums and 14 UK top ten singles in a career spanning six decades.

Now Fifty-five years after they made their first recordings, The Who is back with their first new album in thirteen years entitled WHO due for release on 22nd November 2019 and is preceded by BALL AND CHAIN.

The eleven-track album was mostly recorded in London and Los Angeles during Spring and Summer 2019 and was co-produced by Pete Townshend & D. Sardy (who has worked with Noel Gallagher, Oasis, LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz) with vocal production by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Roger Daltrey, Wilko Johnson).

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend are joined on the album by long-time Who drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Pino Palladino along with contributions from Simon Townshend, Benmont Tench, Carla Azar, Joey Waronker and Gordon Giltra