Elton John and Brandi Carlile have joined forces for his or her new track, “Swing for the Fences,” the second preview of the pair’s upcoming album, Who Believes in Angels? Stream it beneath.
Described by Carlile as “an anthem for younger homosexual children on the market,” the hovering observe lives as much as its title with sweeping guitars and rollicking piano. Encouraging listeners to not let something maintain them again, the track options lyrics like, “Don’t maintain your shoulders like a highschool dance/ A white flag holder in a hopeless romance/ Crimson mild children crossing over the road.”
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“‘Swing for the Fences’ was a bit gem I took into the studio with me: I’m a homosexual lady, Elton’s a homosexual man and we each have households, and our desires have come true,” Carlile mentioned in a press release. “I used to be considering, wouldn’t or not it’s cool to put in writing an anthem for younger homosexual children on the market that calls them into an even bigger, extra elegant, extra fabulous life.”
Elton added that the track was “the second that crystallized the place the album was going. It was exhausting to get to that time, however we knew we needed to rise to the event and all of us simply felt this large sense of pleasure and euphoria. After our preliminary difficulties, all of the uncertainties began to dissipate when this track got here collectively. It simply sounded nice.”
Who Believes in Angels? drops on April 4th (pre-order right here) and options the beforehand launched title observe. In March, the duo will play “An Night With Elton John & Brandi Carlile,” a one-night solely live performance at The London Palladium. Search for sold-out tickets right here.
Earlier this week, John joined Chappell Roan on stage at his Oscars afterparty to carry out “Pink Pony Membership.” In the meantime, Carlile is ready to host her annual “Mothership Weekend” in Might forward of a summer season UK/Europe tour. Tickets could be bought right here.