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Every Loser (2023)

Where the lyrics of Every Loser take you, and where it was really made.

The backing band on Every Loser was called The Losers, so the album title doubles as the name of the group that played on it.

Key places

Recorded at Gold Tooth Music Studio, Beverly Hills (2023)

Recording site The Red Lips Room (Beverly Hills) — The album credits list Gold Tooth Music Studio in Beverly Hills, California as the recording location. The point is placed at the city centre, so the exact building position is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Every Loser: the nineteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop
• Released 6 January 2023 by Gold Tooth and Atlantic Records
• Produced by Andrew Watt
• Core backing band: Chad Smith (drums), with Josh Klinghoffer and Andrew Watt as multi-instrumentalists
• Eleven tracks
• Guests from Jane's Addiction: Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Chris Chaney
• Also features Duff McKagan, Stone Gossard, Taylor Hawkins and Travis Barker

Background

• First single 'Frenzy' released 28 October 2022, with contributions from Duff McKagan and Chad Smith
• Album announced on Pop's social media accounts on 10 November 2022
• Pop called the collaboration with Watt and Gold Tooth 'old-fashioned'
• Pop named his backing band The Losers: Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Josh Klinghoffer and Andrew Watt

Recording

• Recorded at Gold Tooth Music Studio in Beverly Hills, California
• Alan Moulder handled mixing; Matt Colton handled mastering
• Second single 'Strung Out Johnny' released 12 December 2022

Cover

• Cover art by Raymond Pettibon
• Cover photo by Mick Rock

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• James Newell Osterberg Jr., born April 21, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan, known as Iggy Pop.
• Began as drummer in Ann Arbor high school bands, including the Iguanas and the Prime Movers, where he got the nickname "Iggy".
• Formed the Psychedelic Stooges with Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander; he became the lead vocalist, nicknamed "Pop".
• Signed with Elektra Records in 1968, following the Doors.

Members

• Original Stooges lineup: Iggy Pop (vocals), Ron Asheton (guitar), Scott Asheton (drums), Dave Alexander (bass).
• Later lineup included James Williamson (guitar) and Scott Thurston; the band reunited with Mike Watt and Steve Mackay in 2003-2005.

Career

• The Stooges' albums sold poorly, but they became known for confrontational live performances, including self-mutilation and stage-diving.
• Raw Power (1973) became influential on the Sex Pistols, the Smiths and Nirvana.
• Solo debut with David Bowie: The Idiot and Lust for Life (1977), with Bowie producing; "China Girl" was later a hit for Bowie in 1983.
• Only Top 40 US hit "Candy" (1990), a duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's.
• "Lust for Life" was featured in the film Trainspotting (1996).
• The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010; Pop received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
• Also an actor and voice performer in films and television, and hosts the radio show Iggy Confidential on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Pitchfork (Stuart Berman): Watt does not try to turn Iggy Pop into something he is not; he gives him room to be every Iggy Pop he wants to be
• Pitchfork: the album runs through a parade of Iggy archetypes, including the profane punk, the seedy underworld Sinatra, the Euro-bound futurist and the lovable curmudgeon
• Pitchfork: Watt treats the album as an Iggy jukebox musical, which Berman says is a shiny, over-the-top, but briskly entertaining celebration of its subject

Reappraisal

• Critical reception: generally positive reviews
• Metacritic average score 79 out of 100, from seven reviews, which indicates 'generally favorable reviews'
• Genres used to describe the music: punk rock, alternative rock, garage punk and spoken word

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The backing band The Losers performed 'Frenzy' on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 9, 2023.
• The second single 'Strung Out Johnny' was released on December 12, 2022.
• Track 10 is listed as 'My Animus' in the booklet and 'My Animus (Interlude)' in the metadata.
• The release includes a 12-page booklet with lyrics and black and white pictures.
• Discogs notes that the record company appears as 'Old Tooth Records' on the back cover.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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