Guitarist Julian Lage released a new single, “This World,” featuring guitarist Bill Frisell. The acoustic cut is set to land on Lage’s forthcoming album, The Layers, due out on March 17 via Blue Note Records.
The Layers is a companion album to Lage’s 2022 LP, View With A Room, which also featured Frisell along with Julian’s rhythm section bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King. Lage shared The Layers’ title track in early February and now follows with “This World.”
“’This World’ was originally written as a drone piece for the trio featuring Bill Frisell,” Lage said of the new track. “The idea was to state the melody and then have Bill soar on top of the groove as it steadily built more intensely, always remaining tethered to the E drone. After rehearsals, it seemed clear that it made more sense to go the other direction – more intimate, just two acoustic guitars approaching the song more gently and sparsely. I think this piece found its home in this more resonant realm.”
Listen to “This World” below:
