LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) Rock icon BILLY IDOL will release KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND, his first new album in almost a decade, on October 21. The album will be released on IDOL's own BFI Records, via Kobalt Label Services. The track list for the new album is listed below.
KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUNDwas primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as a producer to two songs, including the anthemic lead single, "Can't Break Me Down." The single is now streaming at the new BillyIdol.net and will be delivered instantly to fans that pre-order the new album beginning today on iTunes. The iTunes edition of the album will also exclusively include "Hollywood Promises," a new song recorded during the album sessions. Fans can also pre-order the CD on Amazon.com beginning today.
The artwork for KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND (seen above) was designed by street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey.
The album will arrive close to the release of BILLY IDOL's highly anticipated self-written autobiography, DANCING WITH MYSELF, which as previously announced will be released worldwide the week of October 7.
IDOL and his band, including longtime collaborator and guitarist Steve Stevens, will launch a European Tour in November, the first of several legs of a World Tour that will continue into 2015.
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KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND TRACK LIST
Bitter Pill
Save Me Now
One Breath Away
Postcards From The Past
Kings & Queens Of The Underground
Eyes Wide Shut
Ghosts In My Guitar
Nothing To Fear
Love And Glory
Whiskey And Pills
BILLY IDOL 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES (more to be announced)
Nov 05 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy
Nov 09 London, UK Eventim Apollo Hammersmith
Nov 10 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo
Nov 12 Stuttgart, DE Porsche Arena
Nov 13 Frankfurt, DE Jahrhunderthalle
Nov 16 Amsterdam, NL Heineken
Music Hall
Nov 18 Dusseldorf, DE Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Nov 19 Brussels, BE Royal Circus
Nov 21 Nuremberg, DE Arena
Nov 22 Lucerne, CH Messe Lucerne
Nov 23 Milan, IT Fabrique
About BILLY IDOL:
From punk pioneer to global superstar,
William Michael Albert Broad, aka BILLY IDOL, has left an indelible mark in popular music and remained a household name for over three decades. His style, music, and attitude have transcended time and trend. Born in 1955 in Stanmore, North London, IDOL spent several formative years living on Long Island, NY as a child before returning to the UK and emerging as a central figure of the British punk movement. As part of the infamous Bromley Contingent and a fan of the Sex Pistols, IDOL was inspired to front the pioneering British punk band Generation X from 1976 until the band's split in 1981. Determined to break through in America, IDOL hooked up with guitar genius Steve
Stevens and a crucial musical partnership was forged. IDOL created some of rock's most enduring anthems including "White Wedding," "Dancing With Myself," "Flesh For Fantasy," "Hot In the City," "Eyes Without A Face," "Rebel Yell," and "Cradle of Love," among others. BILLY IDOL is the original punk rocker who found a way to take that sneering punk attitude into the pop and rock mainstream, carving out songs that have lasted a lifetime.
