Rag ‘N’ Bone Man returns with the new album “Life by misadventure”, which contains the duet with P! Nk “Anywhere Away From Here”. After the extraordinary success of the debut “Human”, the second unreleased album is an album full of heart and soul, consisting of 14 exciting songs, written and recorded in Nashville just before the spread of the pandemic. Much of the album was produced and recorded by the Grammy Award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Elizondo (Eminem, 50 Cent, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morissette), in his studio just outside Nashville.
“Life By Misadventure” it was recorded as a live record: “In the past I have often written and recorded a song on the same day and used that same version for the record. In this case, however, we had more time and it was easier to be able to capture real emotions », explains the artist.
Rag‘n’Bone Man during the making of the record he was joined by his long-time collaborators, Ben Jackson-Cook (keyboards, co-author and co-producer of the album), Bill Banwell (bass and co-author) and Desri Ramus (backing vocalist), to joined by drummer Daru Jones (Jack White’s Lazaretto) and guitarist Wendy Melvoin, who at just 19 joined Prince’s band, The Revolution. Together these musicians have made an immediate and high quality album, something very rare in the age of autotune and overdubs. One of the songs on the album was even recorded in the artist’s garage.
His first album “Human” (2017) was a phenomenal success: it debuted at # 1 on the UK charts, was the fastest-selling record by a male artist in the entire decade, achieved 4 platinum certifications and was awarded a BRIT and an Ivor. Novello Awards. The homonymous single “Human” has reached 800 million streams and in Italy has conquered the # 1 of radio airplay in Italy and the 5xPLATINO certification.
Below is the trackist of “Life By Misadventure”:
1. Fireflies
2. Breath In Me
3. Fall In Love Again
4. Talking To Myself
5. Anywhere Away From Here
6. Alone
7. Crossfire
8. All You Ever Wanted
9. Changing of the Guard
10. Somewhere Along The Way
11. Time Will Only Tell
12. Lightyears
13. Party’s Over
14. Old Habits