Makaya McCraven announces reimagined version of Gil Scott-Heron's I'm New Here
04 December 2019, 15:15
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
For the 10th anniversary of I’m New Here, Makaya McCraven will be releasing a new interpretation of Gil Scott-Heron's final album.
The reimagined version of Gil Scott-Heron's I'm New Here is titled We’re New Again, and was recorded and produced at McCraven's Chicago home studio.
I'm New Here was previously remixed into We’re New Here by Jamie xx in 2011.
Scott-Heron's final album was also his first album in 13 years. It was first conceptualised in 2005, and recording commenced in NYC in 2008.
Tracklist:
- Special Tribute (Broken Home pt.1)
- I’m New Here
- Running
- Blessed Parents
- New York is Killing Me
- The Patch (Broken Home pt.2)
- People of The Light
- Being Blessed
- Where Did the Night Go
- Lily Scott (Broken Home pt.3)
- I’ll Take Care of You
- I’ve Been Me
- This Can't Be Real.
- Piano Player
- The Crutch
- Guided (Broken Home pt.4)
- Certain Bad Things
- Me and the Devil
Makaya McCraven's We're New Again album arrives 7 February 2020 via XL, and is available to pre-order now.
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