Wilson returns with his third solo release, Rare Birds, after producing some powerful albums for other elite musicians, touring as Roger Waters’ lead guitarist and playing that role on Waters’ Is This the Life We Really Want? It has been a prolific 5 or 6 years for Jonathan, and this new album is another significant contribution to a catalogue that is becoming one of the best of the second decade of the 2000s.
There is nothing missing from this album. It hits a full range of genres, from pop, classic rock, Americana, techno, alternative, hipster, country and progressive rock. The album opens with a trip down the Wish You Were Here long guitar intro highway with Trafalgar Square. You may feel at times that maybe all that time playing and recording with Roger Waters rubbed off on Wilson, but that would only show that this is the first Wilson album you have heard. Pink Floyd’s influence can be heard in all of Wilson’s solo work.
Regular edition on black vinyl in gold-foiled sleeve, includes 32-page booklet, poster,
- A1 Trafalgar Square
- A2 Me
- A3 Over The Midnight
- B1 There's A Light
- B2 Sunset Blvd.
- B3 Rare Birds
- B4 49 Hair Flips
- C1 Miriam Montague
- C2 Loving You
- C3 Living With Myself
- D1 Hard To Get Over
- D2 Hi-Ho The Righteous
- D3 Mulholland Queen
