Description

2 LPs 

Bright Side Mix. Double vinyl LP pressing.

More than 20 years in the making, i o is Peter Gabriel s first album of new material since 2002 s Up. During 2023, Peter has been releasing a new song from the album on the occasion of every full moon.

Being revealed roughly every four weeks, each track has been allowed to find it s own time and space, to enjoy it s own orbit. 12 tracks of grace, gravity and great beauty that provide welcome confirmation of not only Peter s ongoing ability to write stop-you-in-your-tracks songs but also of that thrilling voice, still perfectly, delightfully intact.

Throughout the album the intelligent and thoughtful – often thought-provoking – songs tackle life and the universe. Our connection to the world around us – I m just a part of everything Peter sings on title track i o – is a recurring motif, but so too the passing of time, mortality and grief, alongside such themes as injustice, surveillance and the roots of terrorism. But this is not a solemn record.

While reflective, the mood is never despondent; i o is musically adventurous, often joyous and ultimately full of hope, topped off as it is, by the rousingly optimistic closing song, Live and Let Live. Always looking to push the boundaries, i o is not simply a collection of a dozen songs.

All 12 tracks are subject to two stereo mixes: the Bright-Side Mix, handled by Mark Spike Stent.