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Tom Morello Announces New Album Everyone Gets Everything They Want: Hear “Date Night”
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Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has announced a new solo album, Everyone Gets Everything They Want, due for release on 25 September via Mom + Pop. The announcement caps a busy stretch for Morello, who has organised a benefit concert in Minneapolis, toured with the E Street Band as part of Bruce Springsteen's Land Of Hope & Dreams Tour, and is set to headline his own festival, Power To The People, near Washington DC this autumn.
The 12-track record was revealed alongside its lead single, "Date Night", which Morello says tells the true story of three Dutch teenage girls who seduced and killed Nazi officers during the Second World War; its riff was written by his 15-year-old son, Roman Morello. The album also features Roman and System Of A Down's Serj Tankian on the previously released track "Adjourn It", plus guest appearances from Irish rap trio Kneecap and metal band Beartooth, with other tracks including "Everyone Gets Everything They Want" and closer "They Can't Kill Us All".
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In short
- Tom Morello announces solo album, out 25 September via Mom + Pop
- Lead single "Date Night" tells a WWII resistance story
- Features Serj Tankian, Kneecap, Beartooth and Morello's son Roman
How this story developed
- 4 months ago Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has announced a new solo album, Everyone Gets Everything They Want, due for release on 25 September via Mom + Pop.
- 4 months ago Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has announced a new solo album, Everyone Gets Everything They Want, due for release on 25 September via Mom + Pop.
Explained simply
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has built a long-running solo career alongside his band work, often blending hard rock with overtly political songwriting. He has stayed prominent in recent months through touring, benefit shows and festival organising, and now returns with a new studio album under his own name.
The album's lead single, "Date Night", centres on a real episode from the Second World War involving three Dutch teenagers who targeted Nazi officers, and was co-written with Morello's teenage son. The record also brings together a varied set of guest musicians from across rock, metal and hip-hop, reflecting Morello's wide network of collaborators built up over a long career in music.
This matters chiefly to followers of Morello, Rage Against The Machine and the broader rock and metal scene, as it signals new solo material and points to who he is currently aligning himself with creatively, ahead of further live dates later in the year.