UK Artist Ringo Starr has announced that he will be releasing a new EP with former bandmate Paul McCartney and American Guitarist Dave Grohl. This comes days after Starr released his single ‘Here’s To The Nights’ as a little taste of what’s to come. It has been reported that Starr has recorded 5 songs over the course of the lockdown with a number of artists also contributing with collaborations towards the famous rock star’s new release.
Famous for being the drummer to one of (if not the) biggest rock bands of all time The Beatles, Starr has been spending his time writing music during the lockdown. Yesterday (16/12/2020) Starr released a single as a taste of what to come from the EP, the EP in question, titled ‘Zoom In’ (a possible link to the increased use of Zoom as a way to contact people during the pandemic and the lockdowns), will have 5 songs on it and will feature a number of guest artists from the likes of Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Lenny Kravitz and many many more!
Amongst those who have made a guest appearance is none other than former Beatles bassist, guitarist, and vocalist Paul McCartney! McCartney, who has already has contributed to Starr’s latest single, hasn’t been seen much with the former Beatle. The two remaining Beatles were last seen together on the 60th anniversary of the famous album ‘Abbey Road’ at the famous studio that gave the album its name last year. Before that, they last played together back in 2001 when George Harrison (another former Beatle) was diagnosed with throat cancer.
Speaking about why Starr released the single now rather than waiting for the whole EP to be released, the Beetle said “I wanted it out in time for New Years because it feels like a good song to end a tough year on. I wanted it out in time for New Years because it feels like a good song to end a tough year on”. Starr has been a very active musician, He still regularly releases albums starting back in 1970 with the release of his first solo studio album titled ‘Sentimental Journey’ all the way up to his most recent and 20th solo studio album ‘What’s My Name’ which released last year (2019).
Written alongside American songwriter Diane Warren, Starr explains why he collaborated with Warren “When Diane presented this song to me I loved the sentiment of it, this is the kind of song we all want to sing along to, and it was so great how many wonderful musicians joined in.”. ‘Here’s To The Night’ features 13 guest vocals (see Starr’s attached Instagram post). Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will be featuring guest vocals in later additions to the EP.
‘Zoom In’ is expected to be released early next year on March the 19th (2021). This five-song EP is a much-anticipated release for fans of Ringo Starr, But not just his fans. Fans of The Beatles will love to hear and see a return of the last two surviving members of the famous British Rock for this EP. See below for the Track List
1. ‘Here’s To The Night’
2. ‘Zoom In Zoom Out’
3. ‘Teach Me To Tango’
4. ‘Waiting For The Tide To Turn’
5. ‘Not Enough Love In The World’
