Fever Longing Still
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| Released | 1 November 2024 | |||
| Studio | Roundhead, New Zealand[1] | |||
| Length | 41:41 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Singles from Fever Longing Still | ||||
Fever Longing Still is the twenty-ninth studio album by Australian musician Paul Kelly, released on 1 November 2024.[2] The album's title is lifted from by William Shakespeare's Sonnet 147.[2]
Upon announcement on 1 August 2024, Kelly said "There has been a long gap since the last album of new songs and I realise now that this record is a bit like Gossip, an album with a long gestation where the songs are all quite different to each other in style."[2]
Singles
[edit]Lead single is a re-recorded version of "Taught by Experts", which is included on his Live, May 1992 album and recorded on his 1999 album, Smoke.[4][5]
"Going to the River with Dad" was released on 16 August 2024 as the album's second single.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Paul Kelly; "All Those Smiling Faces" written with Dana Gioia; "Eight Hours Sleep" written with Wendell Berry and Billy Miller. All tracks are produced by Kelly and Steven Schram.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Houndstooth Dress" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Love Has Made a Fool of Me" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Taught by Experts" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Hello Melancholy, Hello Joy" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Northern Rivers" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Double Business Bound" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Let's Work It Out in Bed" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "All Those Smiling Faces" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Harpoon to the Heart" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Back to the Future" | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Eight Hours Sleep" | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Going to the River with Dad" | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 41:41 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly "Going to the River with Dad"". Americana. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Paul Kelly Announces New Album 'Fever Longing Still'". Rolling Stone Australia. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Paul Kelly releases Houndstooth Dress". 27 Magazine. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Paul Kelly Announces 29th Studio Album 'Fever Longing Still'". Music Feeds. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Paul Kelly Previews 'Fever Longing Still' With New Song 'Taught by Experts'". Noise11. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.