Peter Gabriel - i/o (Dark-Side Mixes)

More than 20 years in the making, December 2023 finally sees the release of i/o, Peter Gabriel’s first album of new material since 2002’s Up, available in two mixes: Bright-side and Dark-side.

During 2023, Gabriel released a new song from the album on the occasion of every full moon. Being revealed roughly every four weeks, each track has been allowed to find its own time and space, to enjoy its own orbit. “It’s a little like getting a Lego piece each month,” Peter explains. Now it’s time to stand back and admire the final, completed creation. And what a creation: twelve tracks of grace, gravity and great beauty that provide welcome confirmation of not only Peter’s ongoing ability to write stop-you-in-your-tracks songs but also of that thrilling voice, still perfectly, delightfully intact.

Throughout the album the intelligent and thoughtful – often thought-provoking – songs tackle life and the universe. Our connection to the world around us ("I’m just a part of everything" Peter sings on the title track) is a recurring motif, but so too is the passing of time, mortality and grief, alongside such themes as injustice, surveillance and the roots of terrorism. But this is not a solemn record. While reflective, the mood is never despondent; i/o is musically adventurous, often joyous and ultimately full of hope, topped off by the rousingly optimistic closing song, "Live and Let Live."

Heavyweight double vinyl produced by Real World in 2023.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Panopticom
2. Playing For Time
3. The Court
4. Four Kinds of Horses
5. i/o
6. Love Can Heal
7. Road To Joy
8. So Much
9. Olive Tree
10. This Is Home
11. And Still
12. Live and Let Live