Massive Attack Reveal New Album Details, Offer Sneak Preview
November 24th 2009 4:00PM
Six years on from the release of their last album, '100th Window,' and just weeks after dropping their new EP, 'Splitting the Atom,' Massive Attack have at last announced the details of their new collection of original material which will feature a slew of guest vocalists.
According to a posting on the band's website, 'Heligoland' is scheduled to be released on Feb. 8 next year and the tracklisting has been confirmed.
Guest vocalists include Tricky collaborator Martina Topley Bird, Blur and Gorillaz mainman Damon Albarn, TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, ex-Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval, Guy Garvey of Elbow and Massive Attack mainstay Horace Andy.
The tracks are:
'Pray For Rain' featuring Tunde Adebimpe
'Babel' featuring Martina Topley-Bird
'Splitting the Atom' featuring Robert del Naja, Grant Marshall and Horace Andy
'Girl I Love You' featuring Horace Andy
'Psyche' featuring Martina Topley-Bird
'Flat of the Blade' featuring Guy Garvey
'Paradise Circus' featuring Hope Sandoval
'Rush Minute' featuring Robert del Naja
'Saturday Comes Slow' featuring Damon Albarn
'Atlas Air' featuring Robert del Naja
Listen to 'Splitting the Atom'
It is understood that contributions from Dot Allison, Elizabeth Fraser, Mr. Bungle/Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton, Terry Callier and Beth Orton failed to make the final cut.
