After much anticipation, the details of Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album have made their way onto the internet. Their album Unlimited Love will reportedly be out April 1 through Warner.
UPDATE (2/4, 9:50 a.m. ET): Red Hot Chili Peppers have now officially confirmed the April 1 release of Unlimited Love and shared a video for lead single "Black Summer."
The band said in a joint statement about the album:
Our only goal is to get lost in the music. We (John, Anthony, Chad and Flea) spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could. Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get better. Days, weeks and months spent listening to each other, composing, jamming freely, and arranging the fruit of those jams with great care and purpose. The sounds, rhythms, vibrations, words and melodies had us enrapt.
We yearn to shine a light in the world, to uplift, connect, and bring people together. Each of the songs on our new album UNLIMITED LOVE, is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. This is our life's mission. We work, focus, and prepare, so that when the biggest wave comes, we are ready to ride it. The ocean has gifted us a mighty wave and this record is the ride that is the sum of our lives. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy it.
ROCK OUT MOTHERFUCKERS!
Guitarist John Frusciante shared his own individual statement about the record:
When we started writing material, we began by playing old songs by people like Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Kinks, The New York Dolls, Richard Barrett and others. Ever so gradually, we started bringing in new ideas, and turning jams into songs, and after a couple of months the new stuff was all we were playing. The feeling of effortless fun we had when we were playing songs by other people, stayed with us the whole time we were writing. For me, this record represents our love for, and faith in each other.
Unlimited Love is available to pre-order here.
The full album details are public through the New Zealand branch of the streaming service Qobuz. Unlimited Love is a monster, clocking in at 17 songs and a whopping 73 minutes in length. The album cover shows the band's asterisk logo rendered as a neon sign in what appears to be the Hollywood Hills.
Additionally, Australian store JB Hi-Fi is offering pre-orders of a 2LP version on red vinyl.
Lead single (and opening track) "Black Summer" is already out in some parts of the world, and will presumably be out at midnight tonight (February 4) here in North America. The song already has an official player up YouTube, although it's inactive as of this writing.
Unlimited Love is RHCP's first album with classic-era guitarist John Frusciante since 2006's Stadium Arcadium. The new release date confirms prior reports that the album would be out in spring 2022.
Unlimited Love:
1. Black Summer
2. Here Ever After
3. Aquatic Mouth Dance
4. Not the One
5. Poster Child
6. The Great Apes
7. It's Only Natural
8. She's a Lover
9. These Are the Ways
10. Whatchu Thinkin'
11. Bastards of Light
12. White Braids & Pillow Chair
13. One Way Traffic
14. Veronica
15. Let 'Em Cry
16. The Heavy Wing
17. Tangelo
UPDATE (2/4, 9:50 a.m. ET): Red Hot Chili Peppers have now officially confirmed the April 1 release of Unlimited Love and shared a video for lead single "Black Summer."
The band said in a joint statement about the album:
Our only goal is to get lost in the music. We (John, Anthony, Chad and Flea) spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could. Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get better. Days, weeks and months spent listening to each other, composing, jamming freely, and arranging the fruit of those jams with great care and purpose. The sounds, rhythms, vibrations, words and melodies had us enrapt.
We yearn to shine a light in the world, to uplift, connect, and bring people together. Each of the songs on our new album UNLIMITED LOVE, is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. This is our life's mission. We work, focus, and prepare, so that when the biggest wave comes, we are ready to ride it. The ocean has gifted us a mighty wave and this record is the ride that is the sum of our lives. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy it.
ROCK OUT MOTHERFUCKERS!
Guitarist John Frusciante shared his own individual statement about the record:
When we started writing material, we began by playing old songs by people like Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Kinks, The New York Dolls, Richard Barrett and others. Ever so gradually, we started bringing in new ideas, and turning jams into songs, and after a couple of months the new stuff was all we were playing. The feeling of effortless fun we had when we were playing songs by other people, stayed with us the whole time we were writing. For me, this record represents our love for, and faith in each other.
Unlimited Love is available to pre-order here.
The full album details are public through the New Zealand branch of the streaming service Qobuz. Unlimited Love is a monster, clocking in at 17 songs and a whopping 73 minutes in length. The album cover shows the band's asterisk logo rendered as a neon sign in what appears to be the Hollywood Hills.
Additionally, Australian store JB Hi-Fi is offering pre-orders of a 2LP version on red vinyl.
Lead single (and opening track) "Black Summer" is already out in some parts of the world, and will presumably be out at midnight tonight (February 4) here in North America. The song already has an official player up YouTube, although it's inactive as of this writing.
Unlimited Love is RHCP's first album with classic-era guitarist John Frusciante since 2006's Stadium Arcadium. The new release date confirms prior reports that the album would be out in spring 2022.
Unlimited Love:
1. Black Summer
2. Here Ever After
3. Aquatic Mouth Dance
4. Not the One
5. Poster Child
6. The Great Apes
7. It's Only Natural
8. She's a Lover
9. These Are the Ways
10. Whatchu Thinkin'
11. Bastards of Light
12. White Braids & Pillow Chair
13. One Way Traffic
14. Veronica
15. Let 'Em Cry
16. The Heavy Wing
17. Tangelo