There isn’t really a whole lot of new release news out there. What there is, you have very likely already read about, a lot from here. But there is a very nice piece of release news for fans of Ian Hunter.
On September 4, Slimstyle Records will release the 11–track new album by the ex-Mott The Hoople front- man, which will – crazily – be called When I’m President. When I’m President should be the expected brilliance from Ian Hunter, who has, over the course of 40 years, provided more than a fair share of memorable songs.
I hope that this little piece of news makes you as pleased as I am. It’s been three years since the release of Man Overboard (2009), so it’s time for some new Ian Hunter.
As a huge Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter fan, this is music to my ears. Never had the opportunity to see Mott The Hoople (although I did see the version of “Mott”), but have had the pleasure of seeing Hunter three times: once with the Hunter-Ronson Band, once on the “Short Back and SIdes” tour and once on the “Al lAmerican Alien Boy” tour. Hunter is a grossly under-recognized and underappreciated artist. I can still remember when I first heard “Ships” in an actual elevator as “elevator music”.
Matt- Keep up the great work. MusicTap is a first-thing in the morning read for me on a daily basis…