The Stooges to release newalbum

Tue 16th Jan, 2007 in International News

After an absence of 33 years, seminal rockers, The Stooges have returned to the recording studio to release a new album. The album, titled The Weirdness will feature three of the four original band members - singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton and drummer Scott Asheton - along with ex-Minutemen and Firehose bassist Mike Watt and original Stooges sax player, Steve Mackay.

Cloistered away in a beachside cottage in Florida, The Stooges penned over 30 tracks for the new release. The album was then recorded in Chicago by Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) and is currently being mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Tracks on the album include: “Trollin’,” “Greedy Awful People,” “Claustrophobia,” “Mexican Guy,” “I’m Fried,” “ATM,” “O Solo Mio,” “She Took My Money” and “End Of Christianity.”

The band was reformed in 2003 under the urging of vocalist Iggy Pop. After successful appearances at Coachella they planned a reunion tour which took the band all over the US throughout 2005.

The Stooges plan to coincide the album’s release with a world tour, details to be announced soon.

The Stooges’  The Weirdness is out March 3 through EMI