RUFUS WAINWRIGHT’S OUT OF THE GAME SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 24

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT’S OUT OF THE GAME SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 24

New Album Produced by Mark Ronson

(Toronto, ON - 1 February 2012)
- Canadian artist Rufus Wainwright returns to the pop foray with his eagerly anticipated new album, Out of the Game, to be released April 24 on Decca/Polydor/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Produced by the celebrated Mark Ronson, Out of the Game is the seventh studio album from one of the most accomplished, contemporary singer-songwriters today.

A labour of love for both Wainwright and Ronson, Rufus calls Out of the Game “the most pop album I’ve ever made,” while Ronson recently stated, “it’s the best work of my career.” Recorded in New York in the autumn of 2011, the twelve songs are hook-laden, memorably arranged tracks reminiscent of Rufus’ early work, following 2010’s more quietly intimate outing, Songs For Lulu.

From the uptempo opening chords of the title track and first single, to the gospel tinged rock of ‘Jericho’, through the beauty of ‘Sometimes You Need’and the emotional pull of ‘Candles’, Out of the Game ranks alongside Rufus Wainwright’s very best.

Musicians on the album include the Dap-Kings who Mark used for the groundbreaking Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black’ CD and his own ‘Record Collection’; Wilco’s Nels Cline; Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Andrew Wyatt from Miike Snow; Sean Lennon and sister, Martha Wainwright.

Influences, as ever, were all encompassing. Ronson says ‘Out of the Game’ “has a real 70’s, Laurel Canyon spirit”, while Rufus cites “all the greats- Elton, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie - basically the brash and beautiful. It’s also very Rufus.”

Affectionately referred to by Elton John as "the greatest songwriter on the planet" and praised by The New York Times for his “genuine originality”, Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. He is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and brother of Martha Wainwright, but Rufus has achieved his success by carving out his own singular sound in the worlds of rock, opera, theatre, dance and film.

Tracklisting for ‘Out of the Game’:

Out of the Game
Jericho
Rashida
Barbara
Welcome To The Ball
Montauk
Bitter Tears
Respectable
Perfect Man
Sometimes You Need
Song of You
Candles

Pre Order links for Out of the Game:

Regular Version:
Click Here

Deluxe Version:
Click Here

www.rufuswainwright.com

http://twitter.com/rufuswainwright