Ray Davies will release a new album on June 29, entitled Our Country: Americana Act II. A sequel to last year's Americana, it features many of the same musicians, including The Jayhawks as Davies' main backing band. The tracklist is a combination of new songs and reinterpretations of Americana-them...
Ray Davies will release a new album on June 29, entitled Our Country: Americana Act II.
A sequel to last year’s Americana, it features many of the same musicians, including The Jayhawks as Davies’ main backing band. The tracklist is a combination of new songs and reinterpretations of Americana-themed numbers from Davies’ back catalogue.
“Our Country follows my journey across America,” explains Davies, “through endless tours not just to reclaim The Kinks’ career, but to rediscover the country that offered me my earliest inspirations.”
Listen to opener “Our Country” below:
The full tracklisting for Our Country: Americana Act II is as follows:
1. Our Country
2. The Invaders (spoken word)
3. Back In The Day
4. Oklahoma U.S.A.
5. Bringing Up Baby
6. The Getaway
7. The Take
8. We Will Get There
9. The Real World
10. A Street Called Hope
11. The Empty Room
12. Calling Home
13. Louisiana Sky
14. March Of The Zombies
15. The Big Weird
16. Tony And Bob
17. The Big Guy
18. Epilogue
19. Muswell Kills
Watch a video about the making of the album below:
Davies is currently working on a theatre/film piece based on Americana and Our Country.