Due out July 24,, Boy George has collaborated with singer/songwriter Worricka on ‘Mesmerised.’
About his forthcoming single, the Culture Club frontman said:
“I love Worricka’s jazzy tones and we have worked on a few things together.” “I don’t know why we have never written together, but we should.” “He sounds great doing reggae and he brings a familiar flavor with his voice but he still sounds like himself.” “I hear a bit of Jessye Norman and that’s serious praise.”
About his involvement with the superstar singer/songwriter (born George O’Dowd,) Worricka added:
“It’s about the first moments of infatuation when you meet someone on the dance floor in a club.” “We shared the stage for the first time many years ago at The Jazz Cafe in London when George asked me to join him to open a charity show.” “Now we share the stage once again with Mesmerised.”
Now 64-years old, George released SE18, his latest solo full length but took aim at the streaming models that are so prevalent in modern music, telling Radio Times “To be honest, streaming’s a waste of time.” “My most streamed track last year was The Crying Game (a cover of Dave Berry’s 1964 hit). I didn’t even write it – nothing to do with me! People are allowed to like what they like, but please…”
Highlighting the difference between streaming and physical media, and addressing his LP’s recent success despite little promotion, George said “I just had my first Top 40 album, which is hilarious, you know, because I haven’t really promoted it. It’s vinyl-only, so you can only get it at this place called electricStage. It’s a new print-to-order vinyl service.” “Usually you have to wait like six months for vinyl. So it has revolutionized how you buy vinyl records.”
SE18 is named after the London postal code where George lived as a teenager and setting out his “old school” approach for the album, he told UK TV show This Morning “This is not going to be streamed, it’s CD and vinyl only, I’m taking it right back.” “My audience doesn’t seem to care about streaming. They like the product, the lyrics.”
Keep up with the latest trending music news by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Author: Al Denté
Photo: Eva Rinaldi